Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub

NCT04609384 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: PHG_1_timer
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To study whether a device has a nudging effect on the time spend on surgical rub.

Conditions

Operation Wound; Infection; Bacterial Infections; Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Time

  time used on surgical rub

  Seconds used on surgical rub at least 300 seconds. Observation begin from start of surgical rub (defined as the time when the dispenser is activated) to the end of surgical rub (defined as the time when the surgeon pick up the surgical gown)

Study Arms (2)

Prior to installation of device

Health care workers who perform the surgical rub prior to installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.

Device: Alcohol rub timer device

Post device installation

Health care workers who perform the surgical rub following installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.

Device: Alcohol rub timer device

Interventions

Alcohol rub timer device DEVICE

A device that should help the surgeon to increase the time spend on surgical rub. Further detail cannot be described due to confidence

Post device installation; Prior to installation of device

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All health care workers who perform alcohol rub.

You may qualify if:

• All professional health care workers, who perform surgical ru

You may not qualify if:

• Students and other persons at a hospital, who are not paid to be working at the hospital.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sygehus Lillebaelt: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sygehus Lillebaelt

Kolding, 6000, Denmark

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection; Bacterial Infections

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wound Infection; Infections; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Bacterial Infections and Mycoses

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator, MD, PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 30, 2020
• First Posted: October 30, 2020
• Study Start: January 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2022
• Study Completion: January 1, 2023
• Last Updated: October 30, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)