Clinical trials: Handwashing
Health Behavior
Health Behavior Change During COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aims at investigating handwashing behavior during COVID-19 pandemic. It was hypothesized that social-cognitive and emotional predictors as well as COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates within the country would be…
- Trial name
- NCT04367337
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 14 sites in Australia, Canada and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 6,079 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
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
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
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
Antisepsis
Pre-surgical Antisepsis Using an Alcoholic Solution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate and Potassium Sorbate
The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand scrub antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% as control versus a surgical hand scrub antisepsis with addition…
- Trial name
- sorbectol (NCT04454619)
- Testing
- Hand antisepsis with Clorhexidine and solution
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie
Cholera, Diarrhea
Cholera-Hospital-Based-Intervention-for-7-days
The Cholera Hospital Based Intervention for 7 Days (CHoBI7) randomized controlled trial for transition to scale aimed to: (1) Develop and evaluate scalable approaches to integrate the CHoBI7 intervention into the services…
- Conditions
- Cholera, Diarrhea, Stunting
- Trial name
- CHoBI7 (NCT04008134)
- Testing
- CHoBI7 health facility program, CHoBI7 mHealth program, CHoBI7 home visit program
- Volunteers
- 2,626 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Allergy
Importance of Hand Washing After Each NAET® Treatment
Background: It has been suspected in our clinic patients that when patients do not wash their hands after receiving NAET treatments, the effect of their treatments has been reduced or in some cases, the same treatment has to be…
- Trial name
- NCT00292656
- Testing
- NAET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nambudripad's Allergy Research Foundation
Environmental Exposure, Exposure to Pollution
Removal of Dermal Exposure to Phthalate Ester by Hand Washing
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness in removing chemical exposure on hand, the investigators compare removal efficiency of Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) on hands by hand washing with soap and water vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02707172
- Testing
- handwashing with soap, handwashing with water
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
The Association of Hand Hygiene Practice on Primary Schoolgirls Absence Due to URIs in Riyadh City, 2017-2018.
Research Problem: Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are a common reason for absence from schools as it is estimated that children get six to eight episodes every year.
- Trial name
- NCT03535064
- Testing
- Hand Hygiene Workshop
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 496 people
- Sponsor
- Abrar Alzaher
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
Software Interventions for Improving Hand Washing and Sanitation in Rural Tanzania: an Impact Evaluation
BACKGROUND. Diarrhea is ubiquitous, particularly among people in low- and middle-income countries. Unsafe drinking water, poor sanitation, and insufficient hygiene are responsible for nearly 90% of diarrhea-related mortalities.
- Trial name
- NCT03709368
- Testing
- Hardware, CLTS, PHAST
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Evidence-Based Practice, Belgium
Vaccination, Hygiene
Microbe-Literacy Germ-Watching Workshops for Hygiene and Vaccine Acceptance in Sargodha, Pakistan
This cluster randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a single microscope-based "germ-watching" workshop, delivered by Lady Health Workers (LHWs) to mothers and female caregivers of children under three years, improves…
- Conditions
- Vaccination, Hygiene, Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Knowledge Attitudes and Practice
- Trial name
- MLI-Sargodha (NCT07771738)
- Testing
- Microbe-literacy germ-watching workshop
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Development Synergies International (Private) Limited
Hand Hygiene, Preschool Children
The Effect of Culture Media Visualization-Supported Hand Hygiene Education on Handwashing Behavior in Preschool Children
The hand hygiene educational intervention supported by culture medium visualization was found to be an effective practice in promoting proper handwashing behaviors and reducing hand microbial load in children aged 5-6 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07760025
- Testing
- Hand hygiene, handwashing behavior intervention, Standard Hand Hygiene Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esra Şengün Deniz
Virtual Reality, Hand Washing Behavior
Hand Hygiene Skills Using Virtual Reality
Quasi-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study evaluated the effectiveness of a Virtual Reality hand hygiene training program for auxiliary nurses and informal caregivers in Colombia
- Trial name
- RealityCare (NCT07005544)
- Testing
- RealityCare
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana
Dermatitis Hand, Skin Abnormalities
Hand Sanitizer Effects on the Skin Barrier
Hand washing and the use of hand sanitizers are important interventions in disease prevention. Engaging in frequent hand washing is especially effective in preventing the spread of viruses, as this removes microbes and prevents…
- Conditions
- Dermatitis Hand, Skin Abnormalities, Atopic Dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis Eczema
- Trial name
- NCT04525521
- Testing
- Hand sanitizer and hand washing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Jewish Health
School-based, Hand-washing, Program, Malawi
Designing and Evaluating a School-based Hand Washing Program in Malawi
The aim of the study is to design and evaluate a school-based hand washing program for children in Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, using a cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT), so as to improve proper hand washing, increase…
- Trial name
- NCT02968251
- Testing
- Hand Washing Program (HWP)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic 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
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
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 Practices and Knowledge
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development-Hygiene Behavioural Change and Coalition
In line with BRAC's overall goals to limit the COVID19 transmission, BRAC has constructed 1,000 handwashing stations coupled with other supports i.e. in-person demonstration, hygiene meetings, and soap distribution in Bangladesh.
- Trial name
- (BIGD-HBCC) (NCT04753645)
- Testing
- Handwashing stations at the public places and no soap, No activities of the HBCC project and also no soap (Pure Control), Soap distributed but no activities of the HBCC project
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,840 people
- Sponsor
- BRAC University