Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene

NCT03588221 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2018-01049;me18Tschudin-Sutter
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be investigated when combining the simpler three-step hand hygiene technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds compared to the to the three steps technique with an application time of 30 seconds and the technique consisting in six steps.

Conditions

Hand Hygiene

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change of bacterial counts on hands pre and post hand hygiene measure

  The log counts of bacteria detected on the dominant hand will be averaged separately for pre- and post values. Differences between pre- and post values, as well as in the mean logarithmic reduction in bacterial counts will be compared

  30 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 30

OTHER

Procedure: four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 15

OTHER

Procedure: four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 3

OTHER

Procedure: four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 1

OTHER

Procedure: four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Interventions

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant PROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds 3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 15; Six-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 30; Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 1; Three-step hand hygiene technique with application time of 3

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adult participants (≥18 years)

You may not qualify if:

• skin disorders as determined by a dermatologist
• inability to follow procedures
• insufficient knowledge of the project language
• inability to give informed consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Location

Study Officials

• Sarah Tschudin Sutter, PD MD

  University Hospital Basel, CH-4031 Basel

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized crossover trial, comparing the following four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant: 1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds 3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2018
• First Posted: July 17, 2018
• Study Start: July 16, 2018
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: January 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Locations

CH (1)