Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene in Residential Care Home for the Elderly: a Cluster Randomized Trial
1 other identifier
interventional
200
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To screen the prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms among the resident in the residential care home for the elderly, and assess the practicability of directly observed hand hygiene in this setting.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2017
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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
July 18, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 18, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 21, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 30, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 30, 2017
CompletedJuly 21, 2017
July 1, 2017
1 month
July 18, 2017
July 18, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Environmental contamination
Degree of environmental contamination
6 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALDirectly observed hand hygiene
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo directly observed hand hygiene
Interventions
Directly observed hand hygiene to the residents and staff
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Residents living the residential care home for the elderly and able to give consent
You may not qualify if:
- Those who cannot give consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Vincent Cheng, MD
The University of Hong Kong
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Honorary Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 18, 2017
First Posted
July 21, 2017
Study Start
July 18, 2017
Primary Completion
August 30, 2017
Study Completion
December 30, 2017
Last Updated
July 21, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share