Dale, Craig M.
Rose, Louise
Carbone, Sarah
Smith, Orla M.
Burry, Lisa
Fan, Eddy
Amaral, Andre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla
McCredie, Victoria A.
Pinto, Ruxandra
Quiñonez, Carlos R.
Sutherland, Susan
Scales, Damon C.
Cuthbertson, Brian H.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Network for Canadian Oral Health Research (NF2018-1.04)
Canadian Lung Association (August 31,2 018)
Article History
Received: 12 March 2019
Accepted: 21 August 2019
First Online: 24 October 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: This study was submitted for ethics review through the Clinical Trials Ontario Streamlined Ethics Review System (CTO) and the REB of Record, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Research Ethics Board, granted approval (project ID 0913) on October 25, 2017. Consent is waived for obtaining individual patient consent for oral care and observations of oral care delivery. Patients and families will be notified of the intervention through unit postings, letters, and verbal notification. Written informed consent will be obtained from clinicians prior to participating in baseline and end-of-study interviews. The Toronto Intensive Care Observational Registry (iCORE) is approved by the REB of Record, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Research Ethics Board (project ID 207–2018). All study data will be de-identified for analysis and reporting.
: No personal identifying information will be collected from participants. Audio recordings and transcripts of clinicians who participated in interviews will be de-identified.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.