Evaluation of Two Hand Hygiene Products in ICUs

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Overview

This study will evaluate the immediate antimicrobial efficacy and persistence of two hand hygiene products on ICU Health Care Worker's skin flora by measuring bacterial organisms on hands using the hand print method. It is hypothesized that the product containing Chlorhexidine gluconate will provide more persistence than the alcohol product, resulting in less bacterial growth on the hand print plates. In addition, environmental monitoring for cleanliness will be captured from high touch surfaces in ICU patient rooms and common areas using Rodac plates and adenosine triphosphate tests.

Crossover study with 50 Health care workers using each product with a minimum of 3 days in between. Products will be applied twice as per manufacturer's instructions for a Healthcare Personnel Handwash followed by immediate hand print. Persistent hand prints will be collected after exposure to environmental contaminants in the common areas. Hand prints will also be collected from one hand of 60 patients cared for by a participating Health Care Worker and gloved hand of Health Care Worker. All media contain neutralizers to inactivate active ingredients in each product and on surfaces. Each hand print plate's area of growth will be measured for Colony Forming Units using computerized software.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hand Hygiene Effectiveness

Interventions

hand antiseptic with CHG and alcoholDRUG

HCWs will be randomized to use one product on one day and the other product on another day at least 3 days apart. Each product will be applied using 1 pump from its dispenser and rubbed over the hands until dry. Gloves will be worn while the HCW is in the patient room. Upon exit from the room, HCW will washoout with that same product. One imprint will be made of the non-dominant hand onto media containing neutralizers. That hand will be gloved with a white cotton glove. The HCW will work in the common areas with timing recorded. Upon leaving the common area, the dominant ungloved hand will be imprinted onto a fresh media plate containing neutralizers.

Alcohol hand sanitizer foamDRUG

Alcohol foam hand sanitizer applied with 1 pump into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry. Foam will be applied twice approximately 15-30 minutes apart on one day

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * HCW willing to participate in the study * HCW willing to use non-Triclosan soap when soap is necessary throughout the study * HCW who will don gloves prior to ICU patient room entry Exclusion Criteria: * Use of any CHG -containing products ( liquid hand soap, Sage wipes) on the ICU 72 hours prior to study initiation and throughout study * HCW with patient bandage or other dressing on palm(s) * Known sensitivity or allergy to CHG or alcohols in hand hygiene products * Known sensitivity or allergy to the following components: Lecithin, Polysorbate 80,Trypticase Soy Agar, sodium bisulfate, sodium thioglycollate, sodium thiosulfate * History of skin allergies

Locations (1)

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Bacterial Colony Forming Units Present on Hand Prints After Time Spent in Common Areas

Hand print plates will be collected from HCWs immediately after use of hand hygiene product and after time spent in common areas. Each HCW will use both products at least 3 days apart. Hand print plates from each product for each HCW will be compared.

Time frame: On each of 2 days, Hand print plates collected from one hand immediately after product use (T0) and from other hand after time spent in MICU common areas

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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