New study aims to slash deadly ICU pneumonia with nurse training and simple tools

NCT ID NCT06624540

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Hiroshima University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether training intensive care nurses in evidence-based practices and providing new equipment (like closed suction catheters and mouth care brushes) can lower the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a Bangladesh hospital. Researchers will compare infection rates and patient outcomes before and after the training and equipment rollout. About 272 patients and their nurses will take part, with the goal of improving care quality and reducing preventable infections.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: nurse training and new equipment (closed suction catheter, endotracheal tube, suction device, mouth care brush)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show a practical way to reduce serious lung infections in ICU patients, improving survival and shortening hospital stays.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study at one hospital, so results may not apply elsewhere. It compares current data to past records, which can be less reliable than a randomized trial.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Dhaka Medical College Hospital
RECRUITING

Dhaka, Bangladesh
Hiroshima University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Hiroshima, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, 734-8553, Japan

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