Bacterial Contamination of Anaesthetists' Hands by Personal Mobile Phones Used in the Operating Theatre

NCT ID: NCT00416936

Last Updated: 2009-02-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-01-31

Study Completion Date

2007-11-30

Brief Summary

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The use of mobile phones in the operating room (OR) has become widespread, because of the lack of reports on serious problems. Since mobile phones are used in close body contact and since, as for most non-medical electronic equipment, there are no cleaning guidelines that meet hospital standards, the hygiene risk involved in using mobile phones in the OR has not yet been determined.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Environmental Microbiology Equipment Contamination Personnel, Hospital

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Anaesthetist working in the OR
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medical University Innsbruck

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Arnulf Benzer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical University Innsbruck

Arnulf Benzer, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Medical University Innsbruck

Locations

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University Hospital Innsbruck

Innsbruck, , Austria

Site Status

Countries

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Austria

References

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Klein AA, Djaiani GN. Mobile phones in the hospital--past, present and future. Anaesthesia. 2003 Apr;58(4):353-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03079.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12648117 (View on PubMed)

Soto RG, Chu LF, Goldman JM, Rampil IJ, Ruskin KJ. Communication in critical care environments: mobile telephones improve patient care. Anesth Analg. 2006 Feb;102(2):535-41. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000194506.79408.79.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16428557 (View on PubMed)

Smith MA, Mathewson JJ, Ulert IA, Scerpella EG, Ericsson CD. Contaminated stethoscopes revisited. Arch Intern Med. 1996 Jan 8;156(1):82-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8526701 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AB_12_12_2006

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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