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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04102488
Other study ID # 2019-01518; me19Widmer
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 15, 2019
Est. completion date February 21, 2020

Study information

Verified date April 2020
Source University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is to investigate that non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be retained when combining the simpler three-step technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds.


Description:

The WHO guideline recommends 30 seconds for application of hand rub, however, mean bacterial reduction after 15 seconds of hand rubbing has been recently shown to be non-inferior and shortening application time to 15 seconds has been suggested to improve the frequency of hand hygiene actions in a neonatal care unit. This study is to investigate that non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be retained when combining the simpler three-step technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 80
Est. completion date February 21, 2020
Est. primary completion date February 21, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 31 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Medical students are eligible for participation

- Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- No signed informed consent

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Locations

Country Name City State
Switzerland Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology Basel

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change of bacterial counts on hands Change of bacterial counts on hands as determined by the mean logarithmic reduction in bacterial counts after performance of hand hygiene 30 minutes
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