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

Multidrug Resistant Organisms Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03224169
• Other study ID #: QMH_MICT_1
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 18, 2017
• Last updated: July 18, 2017
• Start date: July 18, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: July 2017
• Source: The University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Vincent Cheng, MD
• Phone: 852-28553206
• Email: vcccheng[@]hku.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those who cannot give consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Multidrug Resistant Organisms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Directly observed hand hygiene
Directly observed hand hygiene to the residents and staff

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Environmental contamination	Degree of environmental contamination	6 weeks