Simple dressing may prevent painful mouth sores in ICU patients
NCT ID NCT07608484
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a silicone foam dressing placed over the breathing tube, along with regularly moving the tube, can prevent pressure injuries inside the mouth. It will involve 75 adults in intensive care who need a breathing machine. The goal is to find a simple way to protect patients from these common and painful sores.
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 75 people
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- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
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Aug 2027
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Other sponsor
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18 years and older
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * Patients admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit and receiving mechanical ventilation support * Absence of pressure injuries, other lesions, or anomalies on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures prior to intubation * Absence of congenital anomalies that could interfere with the assessment of pressure injuries on the inner and outer surfaces of the lips and at the oral commissures Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving mechanical ventilation support initiated prior to admission to the intensive care unit * Undergoing nasotracheal intubation * History of any intraoral surgical procedure * Presence of a contraindication to repositioning of the endotracheal tube * More than one hour having elapsed since intubation (for Group 1)
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