Comparison of povidone-iodine and brushing on reducing the number of bacteria on cuffs intubated patients

JRCT ID: jRCT1071230103

Registered date:25/12/2023

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Oral tumor
• Date of first enrollment: 09/01/2024
• Target sample size: 20
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Apply Isodine solution 10% to the dorsum of the tongue

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Bacterial counts in cuff upper reservoir before and after brushing or povidone-iodine application
• Secondary Outcome: Bacterial counts in nasopharyngeal reservoirs before and after brushing or povidone-iodine application

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1. Oral surgery patients who are managed under intubation by postoperative tracheotomy at Nagasaki University Hospital Oral Surgery or Hiroshima University Hospital Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Including first-episode and recurrence)
2. Patients 18 years of age or older at the time of diagnosis
3. Patients who can personally provide written consent at their own free will after being receiving a thorough explanation of the study and fully under standing their participation in the study

Exclude criteria

1. Patients with edentulous
2. Pregnant or lactating patients
3. Patients who have allergic to iodine or have abnormal thyroid function
4. Principal or cooperative doctors judge patients as inappropriate as research subjects

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Soutome Sakiko