Mouth Odor on Preventing Pneumonia by Oral Frailty

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

304

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 14, 2023

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2026

Conditions
Breathing, MouthPneumoniaFrailty
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Oral exercises and oral hygiene

The patients will be required to perform oral exercises and maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.

PROCEDURE

Oral care

The patients will be required to maintain oral hygiene twice a day. The investigators will assess their oral frailty, oral bacteria, oral odor, and other related clinical care data on the following time points: day 1 of hospitalization, day 3 of hospitalization, the day of discharge, one week after discharge, and one month after discharge.

Trial Locations (1)

704

RECRUITING

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City

All Listed Sponsors
lead

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

OTHER