Effectiveness of an Alcohol-based Hand Rub to "Clean" Gloved Hands
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Official title
Multi-center, Randomized Non-inferiority Trial to Determine if Using Alcohol-based Hand Rub to Clean Gloved Hands When an Indication for HH Arises During a Single Patient Encounter is as Effective as Current Recommendation and Standard Care
Brief summary
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Although little is known about compliance with the World Health Organization (WHO) 5 Moments of hand hygiene, the few existing studies report a high number of opportunities and compliance ranging from just 22 to 60%. Previous studies have reported an increased density of opportunities, perceived insufficient time and glove use as factors associated with non-compliance. A healthcare worker performing multiple tasks in one encounter may spend up to half the time in the room doing hand hygiene. Strategies to reduce the time required for hand hygiene may in turn promote increased compliance and may ultimately be most effective in limiting microbial transmission. In this study, the investigators examine whether cleansing gloves at each hand hygiene opportunity at the point of care and reusing the same gloves is as effective as standard practice and the current recommendation (remove gloves, perform hand hygiene, and don new gloves).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03445676
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 1,450 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 14, 2017
- Primary completion
- Dec 31, 2018
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- May 6, 2020
2017 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Hospitals | Iowa City | Iowa | 52242 | — |
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | — |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital | Baltimore | Maryland | 21287 | — |
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- Last update posted May 6, 2020 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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