Jerusalem Handwashing Study

Handwashing Behavior Clinical Trial

— JHS  

Official title:

A Controlled Trial to Assess the Effect of a Health Promotion Intervention on Hygiene Behavior and Illness Absenteeism in Jerusalem Preschools

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00610376
• Other study ID #: JHS1
• Secondary ID: NIHP Doctoral St
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• First received: January 27, 2008
• Last updated: September 21, 2015
• Start date: September 2000
• Est. completion date: December 2001

Study information

• Verified date: January 2008
• Source: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of this preschool intervention trial was to determine whether a hygiene program can promote handwashing and thereby reduce illness absenteeism.

Description:

Please see citations of published reports.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1029
• Est. completion date: December 2001
• Est. primary completion date: December 2001
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 3 Years to 4 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Preschool teachers of 3- and 4-year-old children in the state-run public system of the Jerusalem region, who were recommended by their supervisors as being likely to comply with the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exposure to project during testing phase (N=1 preschool), preschool which included new Ethiopian immigrants who were unlikely to have phones or speak Hebrew (N=1 preschool)

• Project staff knew teachers personally and thought they would not comply with protocol (N=2 teachers).

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Handwashing Behavior
• Illness Absenteeism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Preschool handwashing intervention program
This preschool-based intervention program used a multi-pronged approach that included elements aimed at preschool staff, children, and school nurses, as well as hygienic changes to the classroom environment.
• Home component intervention
The home component was intended to reinforce handwashing practices through education in the home. It consisted of a video, a magnet, and a card.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hebrew University	Jerusalem

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hebrew University of Jerusalem	Hadassah Medical Organization, Israel National Institute for Health Policy and Health Services Research, Ministry of Education, Israel, Ministry of Health, Israel, Municipality of Jerusalem, Israel

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

References & Publications (3)

Rosen L, Manor O, Engelhard D, Brody D, Rosen B, Peleg H, Meir M, Zucker D. Can a handwashing intervention make a difference? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Jerusalem preschools. Prev Med. 2006 Jan;42(1):27-32. Epub 2005 Nov 21. — View Citation

Rosen L, Manor O, Engelhard D, Zucker D. Design of the Jerusalem Handwashing Study: meeting the challenges of a preschool-based public health intervention trial. Clin Trials. 2006;3(4):376-84. Erratum in: Clin Trials. 2007;4(4):475. — View Citation

Rosen L, Manor O, Engelhard D, Zucker D. In defense of the randomized controlled trial for health promotion research. Am J Public Health. 2006 Jul;96(7):1181-6. Epub 2006 May 30. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Illness absenteeism		Each school day during study period	No
Secondary	Handwashing behavior		Observational visits in classrooms (3-4)	No