Status:

COMPLETED

Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene: Three Steps and 15 Seconds

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Conditions:

Hand Hygiene

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-31 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study is to investigate that non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be retained when combining the simpler three-step technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter appl...

Detailed Description

The WHO guideline recommends 30 seconds for application of hand rub, however, mean bacterial reduction after 15 seconds of hand rubbing has been recently shown to be non-inferior and shortening applic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Medical students are eligible for participation
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • No signed informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 21 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04102488

Start Date

September 15 2019

End Date

February 21 2020

Last Update

April 8 2020

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Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Basel, Switzerland, 4031