NCT05181761

Brief Summary

This is an randomized, prospective study utilizing volunteers from the anesthesia department at Geisinger Medical Center (GMC). Subjects' hands will be randomized 1:1 using statistical software to determine which hand will receive the gel polish using proportional stratified random sampling. The glove juice method will be used to measure hand bacterial counts to determine whether or not hands with nail polish harbor more bacteria than hands without polish. In addition, all subjects will fill out an employee satisfaction survey related to their satisfaction at work at the beginning of the study as well as at the end of the study.

Trial Health

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On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
12

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 20, 2021

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 6, 2022

Completed
8 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 11, 2022

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 21, 2022

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 24, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

August 22, 2024

Status Verified

August 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

December 20, 2021

Last Update Submit

August 21, 2024

Conditions

Bacterial Growth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Rate of hand bacterial growth in natural nails and polished nails

    To compare the rate of growth of bacteria found on the hands with natural nails versus nails with gel polish.

    6 months

Study Arms (2)

Left Hand with gel polish

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will receive gel nail polish on their left hand. The right hand will remain natural (no gel polish)

Other: Gel Polish

Right Hand with gel polish

EXPERIMENTAL

The participants will receive gel nail polish on their right hand. The left hand will remain natural (no gel polish).

Other: Gel Polish

Interventions

Gel PolishOTHER

One hand of a subject with receive nail polish to compare bacterial growth between hands with gel nail polish to those without.

Left Hand with gel polishRight Hand with gel polish

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Geisinger employee
  • ≥18 years of age
  • Able and willing to provide consent
  • Works as a Anesthesiologists, Anesthesia resident physicians or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA))

You may not qualify if:

  • Hospital employees in the anesthesia department that are not involved in direct patient contact (Anesthesia Technicians).
  • Hospital employees that are under 18 years of age

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Geisinger

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17821, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Rebecca Hoffman, MD

    Geisinger Physician

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 20, 2021

First Posted

January 6, 2022

Study Start

September 11, 2022

Primary Completion

November 21, 2022

Study Completion

March 24, 2023

Last Updated

August 22, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Locations

US(1)