Clinical trials: Handwashing
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
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
Hand Disinfection
Nudging Handwashing: a Cluster-randomized Trial in Bangladesh
The study will collect and analyze quantitative data regarding handwashing behaviors among school-aged children to determine the impact of nudges compared to handwashing and hygiene education programs.
- Trial name
- NCT02703974
- Testing
- Early handwashing station, Late handwashing station, Nudge
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Illness Absenteeism, Handwashing Behavior
Jerusalem Handwashing Study
The primary objective of this preschool intervention trial was to determine whether a hygiene program can promote handwashing and thereby reduce illness absenteeism.
- Trial name
- JHS (NCT00610376)
- Testing
- Preschool handwashing intervention program, Home component intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,029 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Diarrhea
Pakistan Flocculent Health Outcome Study
This study is designed to evaluate the effect of different methods of drinking water treatment on the occurrence of diarrhea among children living in squatter settlements in Karachi, Pakistan, and the marginal benefit of adding…
- Trial name
- NCT01538953
- Testing
- handwashing, flocculent-disinfectant for water treatment, water treatment with sodium hypochlorite
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 8,949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hand Hygiene, Handwashing
Handy Hygiene of Children: Understanding the Effect of Live Feedback on Handwashing Behavior
Objective of the randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of a digital intervention on hand hygiene of young children.
- Trial name
- NCT04773288
- Testing
- Live feedback during handwashing
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Germany
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Thorsten Staake
Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Anaemia
Impact of Hand Hygiene Activities on the Prevention of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Anaemia Among School Children
Impact exerted by intestinal parasitic infections is much higher in developing countries. School-aged children are at higher risk from the burden of disease, because they specially have many parasitic infections.
- Trial name
- NCT01619254
- Testing
- Hand washing with soap and hand finger nail clipping
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 365 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mekelle University
Acute Diarrheal Disease, Acute Respiratory Infection
"Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizers for the Prevention of Acute Diarrheal Disease and Acute Respiratory Infection in Children Under 5 Attending Childcare Centers in Bogotá, Cundinamarca and Tolima, in Colombia: a Cluster Randomized Control Trial"
The purpose of this study is to conduct a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) in a developing country setting in order to evaluate the role of alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) in preventing the transmission of infectious diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT00963391
- Testing
- ABHS use
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,727 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Handwashing Behavior
Game-Based Handwashing Education in Preschool Children
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a game-based handwashing education program, which will be developed based on the Health Belief Model, on the handwashing behaviors of preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT07607717
- Testing
- Game-Based Handwashing Education
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Hygiene, Handwashing
Intervention to Change Handwashing Behaviour in India
The research will test the hypothesis that a scalable behaviour change intervention can improve hand-washing practices in rural Indian households.
- Conditions
- Hygiene, Handwashing, Behaviour
- Trial name
- NCT04929860
- Testing
- social marketing campaign
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,747 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
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
Human Influenza
Bangladesh Secondary Transmission Handwashing Protocol
The next influenza pandemic is expected to spread rapidly in resource-poor settings. Influenza viruses spread from human-to-human via large respiratory droplets.
- Trial name
- NCT00880659
- Testing
- Soap
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 6,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
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 Hygiene, Hand Washing
Hand Hygiene of Kindergarten Children
Randomized controlled trial to further assess the impact of a digital intervention on hand hygiene of young children. Children in intervention kindergartens will see live instructions and feedback on their hand washing activity…
- Trial name
- NCT05395988
- Testing
- Digital hand washing instructions, Digital hand washing reward
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg
Hand Hygiene
The Impact of WASH on Handwashing Practices Among School Children in Nigeria.
Children are considered as the most vulnerable group of individuals affected by lack of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities which predisposes them to a wide range of enteric diseases particularly diarrhoeal and parasitic…
- Trial name
- WASHEDUP (NCT06486376)
- Testing
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Education Against Diarrhoea, Undernutrition and Pneumonia
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Neo Child Initiative for Africa
Hand Washing, Handwashing
The Effect of Behaviour Change Interventions on Use of Public Handwashing Stations in Bangladesh
As part of the COVID-19 response, BRAC has built 1000 public handwashing stations in several hundred villages in 20 sub-districts of Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Hand Washing, Handwashing, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04765540
- Testing
- Low Intensity Nudges, High Intensity Activities, BRAC's business-as-usual
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 855 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Behavioural Insights Team
Hand Hygiene, Handwashing Behaviour
Hands4Health: A Multi-component Intervention on Hand Hygiene & Well-being in Schools in Nigeria & Palestine (H4H)
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the hands4health hand hygiene multi-component intervention on students and teachers in primary schools with limited access to water in Nigeria and Palestine.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Handwashing Behaviour, Well-Being
- Trial name
- H4H (NCT05964478)
- Testing
- Multi-component hand hygiene intervention in primary schools not connected to functional water supply system in Nigeria and Palestine
- Where
- 2 sites in Nigeria, Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 2,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
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
Develop a New Group Version of the Becker-DeGroot-Marsckek (BDM) Auction to Measure Willingness to Pay of Compound Members for Shared Hardware., Develop a New Survey Instrument to Measure Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Water Treatment Like Disgust and Shame or Social Pressure.
Disgust and Shame Based Safe Water and Handwashing Promotion
An estimated 2.2 million children under the age of 5 years die from diarrheal disease each year. Most of the burden of diarrheal disease is thought to be preventable with improvements in sanitation, water quality, and hygiene.
- Conditions
- Develop a New Group Version of the Becker-DeGroot-Marsckek (BDM) Auction to Measure Willingness to Pay of Compound Members for Shared Hardware., Develop a New Survey Instrument to Measure Behavioural Determinants of Hand Washing and Water Treatment Like Disgust and Shame or Social Pressure., Identify New Methods for Measuring Hand Washing and Water Treatment Behaviour., Compare the Effectiveness of the Disgust and Shame Based Interventions With Standard Public Health Interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT02037243
- Testing
- Standard Public Health Intervention with Water Treatment, Standard Public Health Intervention with Water Treatment & Hand Washing
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh