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Hand Hygiene Intervention Study in Finnish Garrison
VirusFight
Can Intensified Hand Hygiene Decrease Morbidity and Lost Service Days in a Garrison
1 other identifier
interventional
1,120
1 country
1
Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2012
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 19, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 27, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2020
CompletedAugust 27, 2018
August 1, 2018
1.7 years
June 19, 2013
August 23, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
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 Outcomes (2)
Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease
8 weeks
Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease.
8 weeks
Study Arms (3)
arm 2
ACTIVE COMPARATORHand washing with soap and water according to instructions. The effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections.
arm 0
PLACEBO COMPARATORNo specific advice on hand hygiene. The effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections.
Arm 3
ACTIVE COMPARATORHand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Interventions
Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water
Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- willingness to attend to the study
You may not qualify if:
- skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfarelead
- Finnish Defense Forcescollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Vekaranjärvi garrison
Kouvola, 46140, Finland
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Carita Savolainen-Kopra
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 19, 2013
First Posted
June 27, 2013
Study Start
January 1, 2012
Primary Completion
September 1, 2013
Study Completion
December 1, 2020
Last Updated
August 27, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-08