ICU Patients' mouth health gets a new Check-Up tool
NCT ID NCT06628440
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to develop and test a new tool called the Mouth Assessment Tool (MAT) for patients in intensive care who have a breathing tube in their mouth. The tool is designed to help nurses assess the condition of the mouth, which can be affected by the tube. Researchers will test the tool on 500 adult ICU patients to see if it is reliable and accurate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help nurses better monitor and manage mouth health in intubated ICU patients, potentially reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage validation study, not a treatment trial. The tool may not prove reliable or practical in all ICU settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patient hospitalized in an adult intensive care undergoing oro-tracheal intubation.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Person aged 18 or over * Person hospitalized in an adult intensive care unit for medical, surgical, polyvalent or burns specialties. * Person undergoing oro-tracheal intubation. * Person affiliated with or benefiting from a social security scheme. * Free and informed oral consent of the patient or his/her legal representative Exclusion Criteria: * Person undergoing Limitation or Cessation of Active Therapeutics * Person wearing a multi-attachment fixed dental appliance (braces, multi-rings, brackets bonded to teeth) * Person with oral damage making it impossible to measure one of the items on the oral cavity assessment tool (e.g.: removal of the tongue, etc.). * Patient under protective supervision (safeguard of justice, curatorship, guardianship) * Refusal of patient or legal representative to participate
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Libourne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLibourne, France
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CHU Angers
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAngers, France
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CHU Caen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCaen, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Aile 1 Tripode
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Aile 2 Tripode
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Haut Levêque
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPessac, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Pellegrin
RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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CHU de Bordeaux - Saint André
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBordeaux, France
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Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte Anne
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGToulon, France
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Hôpitaux Nord Franche comté
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrévenans, France
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