Effect of Double Surgical Glove on Comfort, Sensitivity and Dexterity

NCT06042088 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2023/170
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This clinical trial aims to test the effect of double surgical gloves worn in different sizes on the surgical team's comfort, sensitivity, and dexterity.

Conditions

Surgical Gloves

Keywords

Surgical gloves; Comfort; Dexterity; Sensitivity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change from comfort, sensitivity, and dexterity after 90-120 min.

  In this section, the degree of comfort, sensitivity, and dexterity. This status will be evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale. In Visual Analogue Scale we use between 0-10 point (0= most uncomfortable/ most insensitivity/ most indexterity, 10=most comfort/ most sensitivity/ most dexterity).

  After 90-120 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Double Gloves:Regular Size

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure A: Double gloves, participants will wear both gloves in their surgical glove size.

Other: Regular Size Glove and Bigger One

Double Gloves: Regular Size and Half-Size Bigger

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure B: Double gloves, Participants will wear their own glove size and half-size bigger glove on top

Other: Regular Size Glove and Bigger One

Double Gloves: Half-Size Bigger and Regular Size

EXPERIMENTAL

Procedure C: Double gloves, participants will wear a half-size big glove and their own glove size on top.

Other: Regular Size Glove and Bigger One

One Glove

NO INTERVENTION

Procedure D: Participants will wear only one glove.

Interventions

Regular Size Glove and Bigger One OTHER

Different sizes of surgical gloves will be worn by participants

Double Gloves: Half-Size Bigger and Regular Size; Double Gloves: Regular Size and Half-Size Bigger; Double Gloves:Regular Size

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Taking part in the surgical team Six months or more of surgical experience

You may not qualify if:

• Latex allergic

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ankara Medipol University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Neslihan Ilkaz

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (10)

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  PMID: 22342011 BACKGROUND

• Bouvet E, Pellissier G, Abiteboul D, L'Heriteau F; Group for the Prevention of Occupational Infections in Healthcare Workers. Is double gloving an effective barrier to protect surgeons against blood exposure due to needlestick injury? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 Sep;30(9):928-9; author reply 929. doi: 10.1086/599309. No abstract available.

  PMID: 19653826 BACKGROUND

• Schmauss D, Megerle K, Weinzierl A, Agua K, Cerny M, Schmauss V, Lohmeyer JA, Machens HG, Erne H. Microsurgeons do better--tactile training might prevent the age-dependent decline of the sensibility of the hand. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2015 Dec;20(4):392-6. doi: 10.1111/jns.12144.

  PMID: 26306813 BACKGROUND

• Mylon P, Carre MJ, Martin N, Lewis R. How do gloves affect cutaneous sensibility in medical practice? Two new applied tests. Proc Inst Mech Eng H. 2017 Jan;231(1):28-39. doi: 10.1177/0954411916679199. Epub 2016 Nov 23.

  PMID: 27881806 BACKGROUND

• Global Guidelines for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Available from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK536404/

  PMID: 30689333 BACKGROUND

• Basak T, Sahin G, Demirtas A. Comparison of surgical gloves: perforation, satisfaction and manual dexterity. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2022 Jun;28(2):1160-1166. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2021.1875636. Epub 2021 Mar 2.

  PMID: 33433290 BACKGROUND

• Han CD, Kim J, Moon SH, Lee BH, Kwon HM, Park KK. A randomized prospective study of glove perforation in orthopaedic surgery: is a thick glove more effective? J Arthroplasty. 2013 Dec;28(10):1878-81. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.05.007. Epub 2013 Jun 6.

  PMID: 23747130 BACKGROUND

• Moog P, Schulz M, Betzl J, Schmauss D, Lohmeyer JA, Machens HG, Megerle K, Erne HC. Do your surgical glove characteristics and wearing habits affect your tactile sensibility? Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2020 Aug 8;57:281-286. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2020.08.002. eCollection 2020 Sep.

  PMID: 32904254 BACKGROUND

• Zhang Z, Gao X, Ruan X, Zheng B. Effectiveness of double-gloving method on prevention of surgical glove perforations and blood contamination: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Adv Nurs. 2021 Sep;77(9):3630-3643. doi: 10.1111/jan.14824. Epub 2021 Mar 17.

  PMID: 33733484 BACKGROUND

• Parlak EA, Ilkaz N, Ayhan H, Iyigun E. Comparison of the effect of glove size on comfort, sensitivity and dexterity in the use of double surgical gloves: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2025 Jun 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2025.2503580. Online ahead of print.

  PMID: 40485595 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hypersensitivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Neslihan Ilkaz

  Ankara Medipol University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2023
• First Posted: September 18, 2023
• Study Start: September 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 15, 2023
• Study Completion: November 3, 2023
• Last Updated: October 17, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-10

Locations

TU (1)