Mouthwash With Chlorhexidine 0.12%/Ethyl Alcohol 7% Compared to Ethyl Alcohol 7%

Summary

Clinical triple-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the use of two different mouthwashes to reduce the oral colonization by gramnegative bacteria in patients with chemotherapy

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2016-08

Completion

2016-09

Publications

• Results Pitten FA, Kiefer T, Buth C, Doelken G, Kramer A. Do cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced leukopenia benefit from an antiseptic chlorhexidine-based oral rinse? A double-blind, block-randomized, controlled study. J Hosp Infect. 2003 Apr;53(4):283-91. doi: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1391.

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