Hand Hygiene Randomized Cluster Intervention to Reduce Infections

Respiratory Tract Infections Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Kent State-Cuyahoga County Health Promotion Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02131727
• Other study ID #: 13-050
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: May 1, 2014
• Last updated: May 4, 2014
• Start date: February 2013
• Est. completion date: June 2013

Study information

• Verified date: May 2014
• Source: Kent State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a simple intervention to improve hand hygiene, consisting of a 3-4 minute training video, on-site posters, and hand hygiene supplies, can reduce respiratory and GI illness among employees.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine if a simple random cluster intervention trial to improve hand hygiene, consisting of a 3-4 minute training video, on-site posters, and hand hygiene supplies, can reduce respiratory and GI illness among those in the intervention group compared to the control group. The intervention was performed among employees in a Midwestern public government setting. Employees in the treatment group received a 3-4 minute training video online that was embedded in the baseline survey. Motivational posters from the USDHHS encouraging proper hand hygiene were installed in the workplace, along with hand hygiene supplies. The control group received a program called "Ask Me 3" developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation; the intervention consisted of a 3-4 minute training video to encourage clear communication with their health care providers, a brochure discussing the Ask Me 3 principles of clear communication with health care providers, and a key-ring with the Ask Me 3 communication principles to promote more effective communication with health care providers at visits out side of work. The groups were followed monthly through surveys over the Internet for an average of three months after baseline to determine if a relative reduction in self-reported respiratory / GI infections occurred in the intervention group compared to the control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 324
• Est. completion date: June 2013
• Est. primary completion date: June 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• All employees in respective departments participating in this study were included in the inclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

• No employees were excluded if they worked in the participating departments in this study.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communicable Diseases
• Gastrointestinal Infections
• Infection
• Respiratory Tract Infections

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Hand Hygiene Improvement Intervention
Participants received a 4 minute video about protective hand hygiene behaviors and other activities (cough ettiquette, and staying home when ill) to reduce the risk of contracting respiratory tract and GI infections. In addition, motivational posters and hand hygiene supplies were distributed in the work setting.
• Ask Me 3
Participants in the control group received a 4 minute training video about the "Ask Me 3" program to promote effective communication with health care providers, along with an "Ask Me 3" brochure and a key-chain with the "Ask Me 3" principles for effective communication with health care providers.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Kent State University	Kent	Ohio

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kent State University	Cuyahoga County Government Center, GoJo Industries, Akron OH

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Relative reduction in self-reported respiratory and gastrointestinal infections	Monthly surveys elicited information among employees in both the intervention and the control group about self-reported usual hand hygiene practices, symptoms of respiratory and GI infections and missed work days due to these symptoms during the prior 30 days. After the close of the study, statistical analysis was conducted to determine relative reductions in the intervention group compared to the control group regarding: self-reported infections and work days missed due to such infections.	prior 30 days as elicited by self-report on four monthly surveys	No
Primary	Self-reported missed days of work due to symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) infections	Monthly surveys were administered over the Internet for an average of three months to determine if a relative reduction occurred in the intervention group compared to the control group in self-reported missed days from work due to symptoms of respiratory or GI infections.	Monthly surveys for an average of three months	No
Secondary	Self-reported usual daily hand hygiene behaviors	Monthly surveys were administered for an average of three months to determine if a relative improvement from self-reported hand hygiene behaviors was seen in the intervention group compared to the control group, from baseline information.	Monthly self-report surveys for an average of three months from baseline	No