Bacterial Colonization on Nails Covered With a Methacrylic Coating

NCT ID: NCT06831305

Last Updated: 2025-03-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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In the research, the investigators will monitor the bacterial colonization of nails coated with a methacrylic coating

Detailed Description

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It is known that the hand hygiene of healthcare workers is extremely important in order to prevent health-related infections. The effectiveness of hand disinfection can be affected by aspects of hand hygiene such as long nails and fingernail applications. In order to determine whether and to what extent fingernails applied among healthcare workers pose a risk of transmission of potentially pathogenic bacteria, and until what day artificial fingernails are safe in healthcare workers, the investigators will monitor bacterial colonization on nails with UV-cured methacrylic fingernails lamp and compared it with a control group of natural nails without application.

Conditions

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Bacterial Colonization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Caregivers

Study Groups

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natural nails

Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on natural nails.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparison of microbiological sampling before and after hand desinfection

methaacrylic nails

Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on methaacrylic nails

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails

Interventions

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Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails

Comparison of microbiological sampling before and after hand desinfection

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails

Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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natural nails

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* nurses, doctors and respiratory physiotherapists employed in high-risk wards for patients
* healthy nail surface and cuticle

Exclusion Criteria

* subjects with damaged nails or cuticles
* operating room staff using surgical hand brushing and staff in general nursing wards.
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Medical Centre Ljubljana

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Medical Center Ljubljana

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status

Countries

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Slovenia

Other Identifiers

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0120-301/2024-2711-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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