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NCT03892200 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Oral Hygiene in Assisted Living

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,405
Enrollment target

NCT03892200: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT03892200 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 1,405 participants, roughly in line with the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target. According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03892200, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,405 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This project will modify a program that reduces pneumonia among nursing home residents with dementia, so that it is appropriate for assisted living residents with dementia. The program provides daily mouth care to reduce bacteria in the mouth that lead to aspiration pneumonia. The project will develop methods that can be taught to assisted living providers by community dental hygienists, and that are ready for evaluation in a pragmatic trial of AL residents with dementia and the staff who provide their care.

Primary Outcome

The Plaque Index for Long-Term Care (PI-LTC) is a modification of the Simplified Oral Hygiene Index. It is derived by separately scoring the buccal and lingual surfaces of six sextants in the mouth (left, front, and right regions of the upper and lower jaw), resulting in 12 separate observations for residents with a full set of teeth; sextants not containing teeth do not receive a score. Within each sextant, the tooth surface with the worst plaque is scratched using an explorer and assigned a sc

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Aim2 - Daily Mouth Care
  • BEHAVIORAL Aim3 - Daily Mouth Care

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,405 participants
Start Date 2019-10-01
Est. Completion 2025-03-13
Phase NA

What the finished NCT03892200 record still lists

NCT03892200 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,405 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, roughly in line with the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target.

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Aim2 - Daily Mouth Care is the first listed.

NCT03892200 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03892200 about?

NCT03892200 is a clinical study titled "Oral Hygiene in Assisted Living". This project will modify a program that reduces pneumonia among nursing home residents with dementia, so that it is appropriate for assisted living residents with dementia. The program provides daily mouth care to reduce bacteria in the mouth that lead to aspiration pneumonia. The project will devel...

What is the current status of trial NCT03892200?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,405 participants. The study started on 2019-10-01. Estimated completion is 2025-03-13.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03892200?

The interventions under investigation include: Aim2 - Daily Mouth Care (BEHAVIORAL), Aim3 - Daily Mouth Care (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03892200?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03892200's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,405 71st of 2000 higher than 1,930 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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