Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of 6 Versus 3 Steps for Hand Hygiene

NCT ID: NCT02396836

Last Updated: 2015-03-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-11-30

Study Completion Date

2014-03-31

Brief Summary

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The aim is to compare the effectiveness of the 6 step hand rub technique versus 3 step hand rub technique in hand coverage and in reducing bacterial contamination on the hands of healthcare workers in practice.

Research questions

1. What is the effectiveness of the 6 step technique in hand coverage compared to the 3 step technique?

1. What are the most frequently missed sites in hand surface coverage using 6 steps compared to 3 steps?
2. What is the reduction in bacterial contamination of the hand with the 6 step compared to the 3 step technique?
2. Does site missed or coverage relate to bacterial load?
3. What is the time taken for 6 step technique versus 3 step technique?

Detailed Description

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The 6 step for decontamination of healthcare workers hand is recommended by the World Health Organization but the 3 step technique is easy to perform and has been shown by some studies to be effective. Compliance with the 6 step technique is not optimum. If the 3 step was more as or more effective than the 6 step compliance with it could be compared with that for the 6 step. No randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of these two techniques using alcohol based hand rub has been conducted.

Conditions

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Hand Hygiene

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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6 step hand hygiene technique

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the World Health Organisations 6 step technique

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

6 step technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the World Health Organizations 6 step technique

3 step hand hygiene technique

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the 3 step technique

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

3 step technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the 3 step technique

Interventions

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6 step technique

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the World Health Organizations 6 step technique

Intervention Type OTHER

3 step technique

Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the 3 step technique

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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World Health Organisation 6 step technique for hand hygiene 3 step technique for hand hygiene

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medical and nursing staff performing a clinical procedure

Exclusion Criteria

* A procedure requiring use of gloves
* A self declared active skin condition
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Strathclyde

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of East Anglia

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Glasgow Caledonian University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jacqui Reilly

Professor Jacqui Reilly

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jacqui Reilly, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Glasgow Caledonian University

Locations

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Western Infirmary

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

References

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Reilly JS, Price L, Lang S, Robertson C, Cheater F, Skinner K, Chow A. A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of 6-Step vs 3-Step Hand Hygiene Technique in Acute Hospital Care in the United Kingdom. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2016 Jun;37(6):661-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2016.51. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27050843 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SIRN04

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

12-170

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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