Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub

Bacterial Infections Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect on a Timer-device on the Time Spend on Surgical Rub

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04609384
• Other study ID #: PHG_1_timer
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Sygehus Lillebaelt
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To study whether a device has a nudging effect on the time spend on surgical rub.

Description:

The investigators observed the time spend on surgical rub prior to an operation. The investigators do not record names, age, sex or orther features about the health care workers who perform the surgical rub. After 200 observations a device will be attach to the dispenser that might help increase the time spend on the surgical rub in the operathing theather. The investigatos will then make another 200 observations to see if the device cause an increase in the time spend on surgical rub.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 400
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2022
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All professional health care workers, who perform surgical ru

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students and other persons at a hospital, who are not paid to be working at the hospital.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bacterial Infections
• Communicable Diseases
• Infection
• Operation Wound; Infection
• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
• Surgical Wound Infection
• Wound Infection

Intervention

Device:
• Alcohol rub timer device
A device that should help the surgeon to increase the time spend on surgical rub. Further detail cannot be described due to confidence

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Sygehus Lillebaelt	Kolding

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Sygehus Lillebaelt

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Time	time used on surgical rub	Seconds used on surgical rub at least 300 seconds. Observation begin from start of surgical rub (defined as the time when the dispenser is activated) to the end of surgical rub (defined as the time when the surgeon pick up the surgical gown)