Actively Recruiting
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
Led by Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt · Updated on 2024-10-02
72
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
61 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Lead Sponsor
H
Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study aims to determine whether the use of two sterile towels for drying after surgical handwashing results in fewer contamination events compared to the use of only one towel among healthcare personnel. This randomized, multicenter, superiority-controlled trial will enroll up to 72 healthcare workers and surgical residents from three hospitals in Bogotá, Colombia. A fluorescent product will simulate bacteria, and contamination will be assessed by evaluating the presence of fluorescent cream after hand drying technique with either two or one surgical sterile towel. Data will be collected through REDCap and deidentified. Differences in the proportion of contamination between the two groups will be assessed using an exact Fischer test, and confounding variables will be included in the analysis through logistic multivariate regression, with a significance level set a priori at 0.05. Results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Workers and students currently affiliated with the participating institutions
- Workers and students who perform surgical handwashing at least once a week for invasive procedures
You will not qualify if you...
- Workers and students who do not wish to participate in the study
- Workers and students whose work does not allow time for study participation
- Workers and students allergic to the fluorescent cream
- Workers and students with nails longer than 0.5 cm from the fingertip edge
- Workers and students with painted nails
- Workers and students who refuse to remove jewelry and accessories from wrists and hands
- Workers and students with recent wounds on hands or forearms, including tattoos done in the last month
- Workers and students who do not follow the taught handwashing and drying technique
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Instituto Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia, 110231
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Monica Botero-Bermúdez, MD, MSc
CONTACT
M
Maria F Garcia, MD, MSc
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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