NCT00548015

Brief Summary

Hand hygiene prescriptions are the most important measure in the prevention of hospital acquired infections. Yet compliance rates are generally below 50% of all opportunities for hand hygiene adherence. This study will test the short- and long term effects of two strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
900

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2008

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
unknown

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

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 22, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 23, 2007

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2008

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

October 1, 2009

Status Verified

October 1, 2007

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

October 22, 2007

Last Update Submit

September 30, 2009

Conditions

Handwashing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of adherence of opportunities for hand hygiene

    march 2008, october 2008, may 2009, november 2009

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Team climate, Cost effectiveness

    december 2008, june 2009

Study Arms (2)

State of the Art strategy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

education, reminders, performance feedback,

Behavioral: state-of-the art strategy and extented strategy

extended strategy

EXPERIMENTAL

state-of-the art and coaching ward manager,modeling of informal leaders, norm and target setting

Behavioral: state-of-the art strategy and extented strategy

Interventions

state-of-the art strategy and extented strategyBEHAVIORAL

state-of-the art: education, reminders, performance feedback, extented:state-of-the art and coaching ward manager,modeling of informal leaders, norm and target setting

State of the Art strategyextended strategy

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Hand hygiene opportunities at the point of patient care

You may not qualify if:

  • Hand hygiene opportunities not concerning patient care like personal hygiene

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis

Nijmegen, 6500 GS, Netherlands

Location

Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PObox 9101

Nijmegen, 6500 HB, Netherlands

Location

Elisabeth Ziekenhuis

Tilburg, 5000 LC, Netherlands

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Huis A, Holleman G, van Achterberg T, Grol R, Schoonhoven L, Hulscher M. Explaining the effects of two different strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses: a process evaluation alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial. Implement Sci. 2013 Apr 8;8:41. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-41.

    PMID: 23566429DERIVED

  • Huis A, Hulscher M, Adang E, Grol R, van Achterberg T, Schoonhoven L. Cost-effectiveness of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: a cluster randomised trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013 Apr;50(4):518-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.11.016. Epub 2012 Dec 13.

    PMID: 23245456DERIVED

  • Huis A, Schoonhoven L, Grol R, Donders R, Hulscher M, van Achterberg T. Impact of a team and leaders-directed strategy to improve nurses' adherence to hand hygiene guidelines: a cluster randomised trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2013 Apr;50(4):464-74. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.004. Epub 2012 Aug 28.

    PMID: 22939048DERIVED

  • Huis A, Schoonhoven L, Grol R, Borm G, Adang E, Hulscher M, van Achterberg T. Helping hands: a cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of two different strategies for promoting hand hygiene in hospital nurses. Implement Sci. 2011 Sep 3;6:101. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-101.

    PMID: 21888660DERIVED

Study Officials

  • Theo van Achterberg, PhD RN

    Centre for Quality of Care Research

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 22, 2007

First Posted

October 23, 2007

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion

November 1, 2009

Study Completion

November 1, 2009

Last Updated

October 1, 2009

Record last verified: 2007-10

Locations

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