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
Active Locations (1)
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Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
Basel, Switzerland, 4031