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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program

NCT ID: NCT00514670

Last Updated: 2007-08-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

285 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-03-31

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of the trial is to assess the impact of a disinfection and hand hygiene program on absenteeism in elementary school classrooms. Students in intervention classrooms will use alcohol-based hand sanitizers at school, and their classrooms will be disinfected using quaternary ammonium wipes. We hypothesize that the use of disinfectants and hand hygiene products in elementary school classrooms will reduce absenteeism.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Respiratory Infections Gastrointestinal Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Intervention classrooms received alcohol-based hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes

Intervention Type OTHER

2

No hand sanitizer or disinfecting wipes were used.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Member of a designated elementary school classroom in the Avon school system
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Study funds provided by The Clorox Company

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Thomas J Sandora, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston Children's Hospital

Locations

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Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Sandora TJ, Shih MC, Goldmann DA. Reducing absenteeism from gastrointestinal and respiratory illness in elementary school students: a randomized, controlled trial of an infection-control intervention. Pediatrics. 2008 Jun;121(6):e1555-62. doi: 10.1542/peds.2007-2597.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18519460 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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06-01-0014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id