Clinical trials: Hand Hygiene
Nosocomial Infections
Potential Nosocomial Infection Prevention Via Modification of Anesthesia Intraoperative Aseptic Practice
We hypothesized that by improving hand hygiene compliance in the operative environment, we would reduce horizontal transmission of pathogenic bacteria to surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00617006
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Nosocomial Infection
Easy Hands: Impact of a 3-Step Versus WHO 6-Step Hand Hygiene Technique on Healthcare-Associated Infections in Intensive Care and Hospitalization Units.
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) remain a major cause of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs worldwide. Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of infection prevention; however, adherence to the full WHO 6-step hand hygiene…
- Trial name
- EASY HANDS (NCT07593417)
- Testing
- 3-Step Hand Hygiene Technique, WHO 6-Step Hand Hygiene Technique
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 1,027 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Clínica Shaio
Hygiene
Behavioral Determinants That May Influence People's Hand-hygiene and Environment Disinfecting
An anonymous online survey will be conducted to measure the barriers and facilitators parents and teachers experience to positively influencing children's hand-hygiene.
- Trial name
- NCT04382690
- Testing
- All participants will be asked to respond to the same survey questions
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,975 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
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
Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of 6 Versus 3 Steps for Hand Hygiene
The aim is to compare the effectiveness of the 6 step hand rub technique versus 3 step hand rub technique in hand coverage and in reducing bacterial contamination on the hands of healthcare workers in practice.
- Trial name
- SHoRT (NCT02396836)
- Testing
- 6 step technique, 3 step technique
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Helminthiasis, Diarrhea
Spillover Effects of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions on Child Health
The purpose of this study is to measure whether a combined water, sanitation, and hygiene intervention leads to improved health of children who did not receive the intervention themselves and who live within a close vicinity of…
- Conditions
- Helminthiasis, Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02396407
- Testing
- Combined water, sanitation, and hygiene
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection
Building an Optimal Hand Hygiene Bundle
Hand hygiene is the single most effective practice in preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Despite the strength of the evidence, hospital staff continue to sanitize their hands less than half of the time…
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection, Compliance
- Trial name
- NCT02223455
- Testing
- Hand Hygiene Signs
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hand Hygiene
Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene
Non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be investigated when combining the simpler three-step hand hygiene technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds compared to the to…
- Trial name
- SIHAG (NCT03588221)
- Testing
- four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Travel Medicine
The Effect of Hand Hygiene on Colonization Rates With Multidrug Resistant Enteric Pathogens in Travellers
Travelling to tropical and subtropical countries is a known risk factor for becoming colonized with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae.
- Trial name
- NCT03306407
- Testing
- Improved hand hygiene
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christoph Hatz
Hand Hygiene
Direct Gloving Strategy: A Cluster-randomized Trial
The necessity of Hand hygiene (HH) before donning non-sterile gloves is unknown. Furthermore, because of the additional time required to cleanse hands and then don gloves, as well as the cumbersome nature of applying gloves to…
- Trial name
- NCT03119389
- Testing
- Donning Non-Sterile Gloves without HH
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14,418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
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
Hand Hygiene Behavior, Infection Control
Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Education Programmes to Enhance Infection Prevention and Control Among Childcare Workers in Bangkok Daycare Centres, Thailand
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of nurse-led education programmes on childcare workers (CCWs) in improving infection prevention and control (IPC) practices in daycare centres.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene Behavior, Infection Control, Infection Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT06736977
- Testing
- The Onsite Nurse-Led Education Programme on IPC, The Online Nurse-Led Education Programme on IPC
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
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
Hand Hygiene Compliance, Hand Hygiene Effectiveness
Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training and Long-Term Effects in First-Year Nursing Students
This single-group quasi-experimental study will evaluate the effectiveness and durability of a fluorescent hand hygiene training program for first-year nursing students at a Polish university.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene Compliance, Hand Hygiene Effectiveness, Hand Hygiene, Hand Hygiene Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07759037
- Testing
- Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training with Glo Germ
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Powiślańska Academy of Applied Sciences
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
Acute Respiratory Infection, Influenza-like Illness
Kent State University / Price Chopper Employee Wellness Study
This is a comprehensive randomized cluster hand-hygiene improvement intervention to reduce: self-reported acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) / influenza-like-illness (ILI) and gastrointestinal (GI) illness, absenteeism…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Infection, Influenza-like Illness, Gastrointestinal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03454009
- Testing
- Multimodal hygiene intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kent State University
Healthy Participants
Educational VR Game Intervention to Enhance Hygiene Practices in Primary School Children
The goal of this observational study is to investigate if VR game-based educational intervention can enhance primary schoolchildren's compliance with hygiene practices to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and other upper…
- Trial name
- NCT07168759
- Testing
- VR game -based education program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hand Hygiene Training, Infection Prevention and Control
Effectiveness of an Edge AI-based Augmented Reality System for Hand Hygiene Training: a Multi-centre, Mixed-methods Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
This multi-centre, mixed-methods cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an edge artificial intelligence (AI)-based augmented reality (AR) training and assessment system for improving hand…
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene Training, Infection Prevention and Control, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Health Education
- Trial name
- HANDHEART (NCT07280026)
- Testing
- Instructional Video + Scanner Feedback, Edge AI-based AR Hand Hygiene Training System
- Where
- 3 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Burnout, Mental Health
Mindful Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers
The purpose of this study is to test an intervention focused towards promoting mindfulness among VA physicians and nurses. Mindfulness is a tool that can help people focus. It helps clear the mind of distractions and biases.
- Trial name
- NCT05261282
- Testing
- Mindful Hand Hygiene
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Infectious and Communicable Diseases
Compliance With Hand Hygiene in Nursing Homes: Go for a Sustainable Effect (CHANGE)
Hand hygiene (HH) appears to be a simple, non-complex procedure to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), implementation in daily routine is difficult.
- Trial name
- CHANGE (NCT02817282)
- Testing
- Hand hygiene implementation strategy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center