Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene

NCT ID: NCT03588221

Last Updated: 2019-01-09

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-07-16

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be investigated when combining the simpler three-step hand hygiene technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds compared to the to the three steps technique with an application time of 30 seconds and the technique consisting in six steps.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hand Hygiene

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Randomized crossover trial, comparing the following four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant:

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 30

Group Type OTHER

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 15

Group Type OTHER

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 3

Group Type OTHER

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 1

Group Type OTHER

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Interventions

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four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult participants (≥18 years)

Exclusion Criteria

* skin disorders as determined by a dermatologist
* inability to follow procedures
* insufficient knowledge of the project language
* inability to give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah Tschudin Sutter, PD MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Basel, CH-4031 Basel

Locations

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Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

Other Identifiers

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2018-01049;me18Tschudin-Sutter

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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