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
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
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
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
Antisepsis
Pre-surgical Antisepsis Using an Alcoholic Solution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate and Potassium Sorbate ( Sorbectol )
The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propanol- 1 60% as control versus a surgical hand antisepsis with addition of a solution…
- Trial name
- NCT04683146
- Testing
- Hand antisepsis with Propanolol- 1 60%., Hand antisepsis with a solution of alcohol, chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate.
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie
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
Handwashing Behaviors
Effect of a Pilot Group Hand-washing Program on Handwashing Behaviors Among Elementary School Children in Assam
The United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is supporting Saba Shikha Abihyan (SSA) (Education-for-All Mission) of the Government of Assam (GoA) under their Water-Sanitation-Hygiene in School (WinS)…
- Trial name
- NCT02617225
- Testing
- DHaAL Intervention, DHaAL + CFSS Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Network for Engineering and Economics Research and Management
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
Escherichia Coli Change
Improving the Supertowel: An Alternative Hand Cleaning Product for Emergencies
The Supertowel is a microfiber towel treated with a permanent anti-microbial bonding and has been designed as a soap alternative in emergency situations.The treated fabric must be dipped in water and then rubbed against the hands…
- Trial name
- Supertowel (NCT04312334)
- Testing
- Control, Treatment
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
People Who Inject Drugs
Evaluation of an Educational Intervention on Abscesses in People Who Self-inject Drugs
The goal of this cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) is to to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention combining training in hand-washing with the supply of MONO-RUBs on the reduction of skin abscesses…
- Trial name
- HAWA (NCT06131788)
- Testing
- Educational hand hygiene intervention
- Where
- 22 sites in France
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France