Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene in Residential Care Home for the Elderly: a Cluster Randomized Trial

NCT ID: NCT03224169

Last Updated: 2017-07-21

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-18

Study Completion Date

2017-12-30

Brief Summary

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To screen the prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms among the resident in the residential care home for the elderly, and assess the practicability of directly observed hand hygiene in this setting.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multidrug Resistant Organisms

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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Intervention

Directly observed hand hygiene

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Directly observed hand hygiene

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Directly observed hand hygiene to the residents and staff

Control

No directly observed hand hygiene

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Directly observed hand hygiene

Directly observed hand hygiene to the residents and staff

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Residents living the residential care home for the elderly and able to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Those who cannot give consent
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng

Honorary Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Vincent Cheng, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Locations

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Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Vincent Cheng, MD

Role: CONTACT

852-28553206

Facility Contacts

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Vincent Cheng, MD

Role: primary

852-28553206

Other Identifiers

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QMH_MICT_1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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