Mouth care for people using a feeding tube
Part of Digestive system, Mouth & dental clinical trials.
This study looks at whether different mouth-care routines can help keep your mouth healthy and comfortable while you are receiving nutrition through a PEG tube. If you join, you will receive a gentle mouth-care plan, and the research team will check your mouth regularly.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- You must be staying in a palliative care unit (a hospital ward focused on comfort).
- You must be receiving nutrition through a feeding tube placed directly into your stomach (a PEG tube) and expected to continue using it during the study.
- You must be able to have a basic exam of your mouth and gums.
- You must not have any known allergies to the ingredients in the mouth-care products used in this study.
- You must not have severe bleeding, large sores, or tissue damage in your mouth that would make mouth care unsafe.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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