Clinical trials: Hand Washing
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
Focus of Study: Handwashing
Efficacy of the Brushless Scrub
The aim of this research is to examine if the brushless scrub is effective in reducing bioburden on the hands of the operating room (OR) personnel both with a prewash of one minute prior to scrub and without a prewash prior to…
- Trial name
- NCT01583231
- Testing
- Prewash
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Winthrop University Hospital
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, Skin Irritation
Evaluation of Effectiveness and Mildness of Whole-natural Hand-wash Formulations
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of whole-natural hand-wash formulations in bacterial removal and to estimate the relative mildness of the formulations.
- Trial name
- NCT02645110
- Testing
- MC Hand Soap, Tap water
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mother's Choice Ltd
Handwashing Behaviour
Evaluating the Individual and Combined Effects of Hand Hygiene Promotion and Hardware Provision on Handwashing With Soap in Lusaka, Zambia
The goal of this study is to assess the individual and combined effects of hand hygiene behavioural promotion and handwashing hardware and supply provision on handwashing with soap behaviour at handwashing opportunities in…
- Trial name
- BCLab (NCT06865495)
- Testing
- Handwashing Hardware and Supply Provision, Hand Hygiene Behavioural Promotion
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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
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, 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
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
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
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
Eczema, Hand Eczema
A Study to Assess CLn® BodyWash for Reducing Skin Fauna in Patients With Hand Eczema
The primary objective of this protocol is to acquire pilot data for a larger study to test the following hypothesis: Treatment of the hands of patients with chronic hand dermatitis/atopic dermatitis with CLn BodyWash, a novel gel…
- Conditions
- Eczema, Hand Eczema, Atopic Dermatitis
- Trial name
- NCT01826630
- Testing
- CLn BodyWash, Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Shari L Hand
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 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
Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition Package intervention on child feeding practices…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04133766
- Testing
- Community Based Nutrition Package (CNBP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
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
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
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