Mouth care routine may shield ICU patients from Tube-Related injuries
NCT ID NCT07775027
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a standardized nursing care bundle—a set of evidence-based mouth care practices—can reduce the occurrence and severity of oral mucosal membrane pressure injuries in intensive care patients who are on breathing tubes. The study involves 40 adults in tertiary ICUs who are orotracheally intubated and on mechanical ventilation. Participants will receive either the care bundle or routine care, and researchers will monitor for mouth injuries over a 7-day period using a specialized scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A standardized evidence-based nursing oral care bundle
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this care bundle could become a standard practice to prevent painful mouth sores in intensive care patients on breathing tubes, improving comfort and recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is a nursing procedure, and its success depends on consistent implementation and patient variability.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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.
- 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: * Receiving inpatient treatment in a tertiary intensive care unit Orotracheally intubated and receiving invasive mechanical ventilation support Aged 18 years or older Informed consent provided by the patient's legal representative Exclusion Criteria: * Aged under 18 years History of malignant disease (cancer) History of known oral mucosal disease Refusal of informed consent
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eskişehir Yunus Emre State Hospital
Eskişehir, Zzz_not_valid_zzz, 26100, Turkey (Türkiye)