NCT00425048

Brief Summary

Unconscious touching of a person's own head or neck (for example by scratching) is a frequently observed and completely normal physiological movement pattern in humans, which when done by medical personnel attending a patient poses a high risk of unconscious self-contamination, even of an already disinfected hand, and of subsequent contamination of the patient. However, as compared to an ungloved hand, a gloved hand is felt to be "foreign," which could reduce the frequency of self-contact and thus the contamination rate. Wearing protective gloves is highly recommended in medical practice. The purpose of this study is to explore how wearing, or not wearing, protective gloves affects

  • the frequency of unconscious self-contact
  • contamination of the gloved/ungloved hand

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2007

Shorter than P25 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2007

Completed
18 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 19, 2007

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 22, 2007

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

February 10, 2009

Status Verified

February 1, 2009

First QC Date

January 19, 2007

Last Update Submit

February 9, 2009

Conditions

HygieneEquipment ContaminationHealth Education

Interventions

wearing glovesPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 30 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Medical students working in a simulated OR environment

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital

Innsbruck, 6020, Austria

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence InterventionsMedication AdherencePatient CompliancePatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Study Officials

  • Arnulf Benzer, MD

    MUI Innsbruck

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2007

First Posted

January 22, 2007

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Study Completion

December 1, 2007

Last Updated

February 10, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02

Locations

AU(1)