Clinical trials: Hand Washing
Diarrheal Diseases
Effects of Multiple Interventions on Under-Five Diarrhea
Diarrhea is the leading cause of death, especially in developed nations. Though there are effective interventions, diarrhea remains the leading cause of death among children in Ethiopia
- Trial name
- NCT07158632
- Testing
- handwashing education, water chlorination, combined intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza
Effectiveness of a Handwashing Programme in the Prevention of School Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Infections
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a hand-washing programme using hand sanitizer in the prevention of school absenteeism due to upper respiratory infections.
- Conditions
- Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza, Common Cold
- Trial name
- NCT01728090
- Testing
- hand sanitizer
- Volunteers
- 1,640 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental
Influenza
Household Influenza Transmission Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nonpharmaceutical interventions (i.e., handwashing and masks) reduce secondary transmission of influenza in households.
- Trial name
- HITS (NCT01251679)
- Testing
- Hand washing, Hand washing and surgical mask
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 2,920 people
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Disinfection
Evaluating the Impact of Behavioral Nudges on Student Hand-washing in Elementary Schools in the Philippines
This study evaluates the impact of school-based behavioral "nudges" installed in toilets and handwashing facilities on handwashing behavior among students in the Philippines.
- Trial name
- NCT04244799
- Testing
- Behavioral nudges, National WASH policy
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IDinsight
Hand Washing
Increasing Evidence-based Clinical Practices in VA
Evidence-based clinical practices (EBCPs) are often not widely adopted, despite extensive efforts to influence individual practitioners to use them.
- Trial name
- NCT00366028
- Testing
- Organization Model, Data Feedback Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,624 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Communicable Diseases
Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Chinese Elementary Schools
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a commercial hand washing promotion program on hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and on health outcomes such as reported infectious illnesses and school absences.
- Trial name
- NCT00140335
- Testing
- handwashing
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Hygiene, Health Education
Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Handwashing Education on Knowledge, Skills, and Emotional Indicators in Preschool Children
A randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of virtual reality-based handwashing education on handwashing knowledge, skills, and emotional indicators in preschool children aged 5-6 years.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Health Education, Infection Prevention
- Trial name
- VR-HAND (NCT07518082)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Handwashing Education, Traditional Handwashing Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Arel University
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Kenya
The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve sanitation, water quality, handwashing, and nutrition on child health and development in the first years of life.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- WASHB-Kenya (NCT01704105)
- Testing
- Water Quality, Sanitation, Handwashing
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 8,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Innovations for Poverty Action
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Activities of Daily Living Participation Characteristics Among School-Aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study aimed to investigate the performance of activities of daily living (ADL) among 53 children ages 6-10 years: 17 with high-severity ASD (HS-ASD), 16 with low-severity ASD (LS-ASD), and 20 controls with typical…
- Trial name
- NCT05186103
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Rosenblum
Behavior
Innovative Hand Washing Interventions for Internally Displaced Populations in Ethiopia
Understanding how different types of visual prompts and props could impact handwashing practices in humanitarian emergency settings could allow organisations managing camps to deliver hygiene interventions tailored to populations…
- Trial name
- NCT04078633
- Testing
- Hand hygiene interventions
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Handwashing, Infection
A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Hand Hygiene
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of a multifaceted intervention including performance feedback on adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare workers.
- Trial name
- NCT00375037
- Testing
- feedback, Education, usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Diarrhea
Impact of Hand Washing and WASH Educational Intervention on Under-five Diarrheal Diseases
The investigators evaluated the impact of water, sanitation and hygiene educational Intervention and hand washing with soap on the incidence of diarrhea among under-five children.
- Trial name
- WASH (NCT02779010)
- Testing
- Hand washing with soap and Health education
- Volunteers
- 1,190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethiopian Institute of Water Resources
Malnutrition, Diarrhea
WASH Benefits Bangladesh
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to measure the independent and combined effects of interventions that improve water quality, sanitation, hand washing, and nutrition on child growth and development in the first years…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Diarrhea, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT01590095
- Testing
- Water quality, Sanitation, Hand washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Hand Hygiene, School Health, Primary School Students, Health Education
Effect of Digital Method-Based Hand Hygiene Education on Handwashing Skills in Primary School Students
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a digitally based hand hygiene education program developed for primary school students on their proper handwashing skills.
- Trial name
- DMHHE (NCT07799181)
- Testing
- Digital Hand Hygiene Education Program
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Respiratory Tract Infections, Gastroenteritis
Impact of a Multifactorial Program of Hand Hygiene on Infections in Children Attending in Day-care Centres
It is well known that attending Day Care Centres (DCCs) can lead to an increase in the frequency of infections, due to the high incidence at this age and also the ease of transmission among children.
- Trial name
- NCT03294772
- Testing
- hand sanitizer, liquid soap
- Volunteers
- 911 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental
Neonatal Infection, Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Study to Determine if Gloving in Addition to Hand Hygiene Will Prevent Invasive Infections and Necrotizing Enterocolitis
The purpose of this study is to compare the additional use of gloves (with handwashing before and after gloving) for all patient contact while infants have intravenous (central or peripheral) access in a RCT.
- Trial name
- NCT01729000
- Testing
- Gloves
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Trachoma
Water Uptake for Health in Amhara Pilot
Trachoma is a blinding disease caused by ocular strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. The Carter Center and Proctor Foundation have been jointly conducting trachoma research in the Goncha Siso Enese woreda of Amhara for the past 8…
- Trial name
- WUHA (NCT02373657)
- Testing
- instruction in soap-making and hygiene education
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 4,068 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness
Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries
The purpose of this study is to assess whether simple, school-based handwashing promotion impacts health and hygiene knowledge among students and their families.
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness, Absenteeism
- Trial name
- NCT01043809
- Testing
- Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program, expanded school-based handwashing promotion
- Where
- 3 sites in China, Pakistan and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Handwashing
Helping Hands: Promoting Hand Hygiene in Hospital Nurses
Hand hygiene prescriptions are the most important measure in the prevention of hospital acquired infections. Yet compliance rates are generally below 50% of all opportunities for hand hygiene adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT00548015
- Testing
- state-of-the art strategy and extented strategy
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Sepsis, Umbilical Cord
Perinatal Handwashing Intervention in Bangladesh
The purpose of this study is to determine if an intensive handwashing intervention administered to primiparous women during their pregnancy can increase maternal handwashing with soap at critical times.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Umbilical Cord, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01309321
- Testing
- Perinatal Handwashing Promotion, Neonatal Health Promotion
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh