Alcohol Versus Chlorhexidine With and Without Water
Efficacy of the Use of Alcohol-bases Solutions Versus Chlorhexidine With or Without Water for Hand Sanitation Prior to Surgical Procedure
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interventional
N/A
1 country
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Brief Summary
Currently at NYU institutions, providine-iodine and chlorhexidine medicated soaps are available as hand disinfection options. The purpose of this study is to determine the relative efficacy of traditional hand scrubs with chlorhexidine with or without rinsing with water after scrubbing is complete versus dry hand rubs with alcohol.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 16, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 29, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2018
CompletedJanuary 9, 2017
January 1, 2017
1 year
December 16, 2015
January 5, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of positive cultures in each group
Evaluated using a Students T-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA).
1 day
Study Arms (3)
Chlorhexidine with water rinse
ACTIVE COMPARATORThis is a traditional method of disinfection used at NYU Hospital for Joint Disease. Following disinfection protocol, each subject will have hand cultured three times using a cotton swab culture and sent to microbiology for processing.
Chlorhexidine without water rinse
EXPERIMENTALThis is an experimental method of disinfection. Following disinfection protocol, each subject will have hand cultured three times using a cotton swab culture and sent to microbiology for processing.
Chlorhexidine + sterillium hand rub
ACTIVE COMPARATORThis is a standard method of disinfection used at NYU Hospital for Joint Disease. Following disinfection protocol, each subject will have hand cultured three times using a cotton swab culture and sent to microbiology for processing.
Interventions
This procedure will be followed for both the right and left hands and arms: scrub each side of finger, in between fingers and back and front of hands for 2 minutes, followed by scrubbing of arms, keeping hands higher than arms at all times, wash each side of the arms from wrist to elbow for 1 minute
Scrub each side of finger, in between fingers and back and front of hands for 2 minutes, proceed to scrub the arms, keeping the hand higher than the arm at all times, wash each side of the arms from wrist to elbow for 1 minute, and repeat the process on the other arm.
Scrub each side of finger, in between fingers and back and front of hands for 2 minutes, Scrub each side of finger, in between fingers and back and front of hands for 2 minutes, proceed to scrub the arms, keeping the hand higher than the arm at all times, wash each side of the arms from wrist to elbow for 1 minute, and repeat the process on the other arm. Rinse hands and arms by passing through water in one direction, dry hands, and rub 5 mL of alcohol into the palm of the hands, forearms and elbows. Ensure that the whole skin area on both arms is covered.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Orthopedic resident or surgical employee of NY U
- Over 21 years of age
- Procedural knowledge of correct aseptic scrub technique
You may not qualify if:
- No surgical experience
- Under 21 years of age
- Refusal to consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
New York University Hospital for Joint Disease
New York, New York, 10016, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Frank Liporace, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 16, 2015
First Posted
December 29, 2015
Study Start
December 1, 2016
Primary Completion
December 1, 2017
Study Completion
January 1, 2018
Last Updated
January 9, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-01