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ClinicalTrials.gov ID

NCT07406425

Lead Sponsor

University Hospital, LimogesOTHER

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

Not Applicable

Enrollment

94Estimated

Last Update Posted

Feb 12, 2026Actual

Start Date

Mar 15, 2026Estimated

Primary Completion Date

Oct 15, 2026Estimated

Completion Date

Oct 15, 2026Estimated

Official Title

Evaluation of Efficacy of Coconut Oil Mouth Care for Non-autonomous Hospitalised Elderly People: a Multicentric Randomised Controlled Trial

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, longitudinal, randomised, open-label, multicentric, interventional, comparative superiority study.

The main objective is to demonstrate the superiority of oral care with coconut oil on the oral status of elderly people hospitalised in geriatrics, versus oral care with glycerol sticks.

• Geriatrics
• Oral Health Care

• Coconut oil mouth care
• Glycerin mouthwashes

Ages Eligible for Study

Older Adult (65+)

Sexes Eligible for Study

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged 75 and over
• Patients hospitalised in geriatric medicine and geriatric SMR departments
• Patients able to open their mouths for treatment
• Patients not able to carry out their oral hygiene on their own
• Patients who have given their written consent (consent of the patient or patient consent accompanied by the designated representative if the patient is unable to give written consent)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a known allergy to coconut
• Patients requiring medicated mouth care as prescribed by a doctor
• Patients under guardianship, tutorship or curatorship
• Confused patients who have had medically diagnosed dehydration for less than 48 hours
• Patients with swallowing difficulties
• Patients in the terminal phase of end of life

Secondary exclusion criteria:

• Patients leaving the department between D1 and D8 (whatever the reason for discharge, and including in the event of death)
• Patients whose condition progresses towards a terminal phase of the end of life between D1 and D8
• Patients experiencing an allergic reaction to Coconut Oil during the study
• Patients who may present with dehydration during the study

Primary Purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Lead Sponsor

University Hospital, LimogesOTHER

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