Clinical trials: Hand Disinfection
Hand, Hygiene Practices and Knowledge
Effectiveness of VR on the Sustainability of Hand Hygiene Compliance: School-based RCT With 10-month Follow-up
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a VR intervention on teaching handwashing skills which are promoted by the Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, HKSAR.
- Trial name
- HKU-VR-2026 (NCT07659340)
- Testing
- VR Handwashing Game (2 sessions), VR Handwashing Game (1 session) + Video on hand hygiene (1 session)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Hand Disinfection
The Impact of Patient Motivational Dialogue (PMD) on Patient Self-advocacy for Hand Hygiene
This exploratory cross sectional cohort study will evaluate the feasibility and fidelity of using an innovative strategy, the Patient Motivational Dialogue (PMD)/PMDPlus that will intentionally motivate and encourage the patient…
- Trial name
- NCT04360057
- Testing
- PMD, PMDPlus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Hand Disinfection
The Antiseptic Outcome of Traditional Hand Scrubbing Versus Hand Rubbing in Surgical Room
Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of aseptic techniques to reduce surgical site infection. The traditional surgical antisepsis involves scrubbing the skin with povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine gluconate.
- Trial name
- NCT02294604
- Testing
- ethyl alcochol, chlorhexidine and moisturizers, chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
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
Hygiene
Reducing Visitors- and Personnel-associated Infection Risk on Perinatal Care Station
The rate of infectious diseases (amnioninfection syndrome (AIS), fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS), early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS)) in perinatal care / neonatology is steadily rising in Germany.
- Trial name
- NCT03032887
- Testing
- voice prompts, agitation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Hand Eczema, Hand Dermatitis
Consequences of Intensified Handwash and Hand Disinfection Among Children During the COVID19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic after reopening of the country, school, kindergarten and daycare, children have been obligated to do frequent handwash.
- Conditions
- Hand Eczema, Hand Dermatitis, Covid19
- Trial name
- NCT04375410
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6,273 people
- Sponsor
- Regionshospital Nordjylland
Surgical Scrubbing, Disinfection
Surgical Prep in Hand Surgery
The purposes of this study are to identify the common bacterial flora on the hand and evaluate the efficacy of readily available skin-preparation solutions in the elimination of bacterial pathogens from the surgical site…
- Trial name
- NCT01676051
- Testing
- Skin culture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Respiratory Infections, Gastrointestinal Diseases
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program
The objective of the trial is to assess the impact of a disinfection and hand hygiene program on absenteeism in elementary school classrooms.
- Trial name
- NCT00514670
- Testing
- Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 285 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
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.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection, Healthcare Associated Infection, Medical Errors
- Trial name
- NCT06420934
- Testing
- Drying procedure after surgical handwashing
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
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 Disinfection
Soap on a Rope Trial
The soap on a rope behavioral trial is a school-randomized trial to determine if a disruptive cue (the soap on a rope hall pass) can influence hand washing behavior for students in Namwala District, Zambia.
- Trial name
- NCT03186768
- Testing
- Soap on a rope hall pass intervention
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Diarrhea, E.Coli Infections
Trial of Low-cost Microbiological Water Test Kits
The present study is a cluster randomized control trial of low-cost microbiological water test kits in rural and peri-urban communities in the Kanpur region of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Trial name
- NCT03021434
- Testing
- Community and household water safety education sessions, Household-specific water quality information, Low-cost microbiological water test kits
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine