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NCT01887730 Clinical Trial

Hand Hygiene Intervention Study in Finnish Garrison

Infections Clinical Trial

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Official title:
Can Intensified Hand Hygiene Decrease Morbidity and Lost Service Days in a Garrison

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Suspended

Administrative data
NCT number NCT01887730
Other study ID # THL/81/6.05.00/2012
Secondary ID
Status Suspended
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 2012
Est. completion date December 2020

Study information
Verified date August 2018
Source National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study the investigators aim to elucidate the possibility to reduce occurrence of infectious diseases in a garrison with enhanced and guided hand hygiene. The investigators will study occurrence and transmission of infections. In addition, the investigators will find out the causative agents of infections in a garrison with virological analyses of naso-pharyngeal and fecal specimens. The costs of lost service days and other expenses due to infectious diseases will be evaluated with a cost analysis study.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Suspended
Enrollment 1120
Est. completion date December 2020
Est. primary completion date September 2013
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- willingness to attend to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants

Study Design

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Hand washing with soap and water
Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water
• Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections
• Control

Locations
Country Name City State
Finland Vekaranjärvi garrison Kouvola

Sponsors (2)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland Finnish Defence Forces

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Number of infection episodes during basic training period. The periods when a person has been in duty in spite of the infection will be included. 8 weeks
Secondary Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease 8 weeks
Secondary Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease. 8 weeks
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