Simplifying the World Health Organization (WHO) Protocol for Hand Hygiene

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland20 enrolled

Overview

Non-inferiority in terms of reduction of bacterial counts will be investigated when combining the simpler three-step hand hygiene technique for the use of hand rub with a shorter application time of 15 seconds compared to the to the three steps technique with an application time of 30 seconds and the technique consisting in six steps.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hand Hygiene

Interventions

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participantPROCEDURE

1. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 2. Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds 3. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds 4. Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult participants (≥18 years) Exclusion Criteria: * skin disorders as determined by a dermatologist * inability to follow procedures * insufficient knowledge of the project language * inability to give informed consent

Locations (1)

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Basel, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of bacterial counts on hands pre and post hand hygiene measure

The log counts of bacteria detected on the dominant hand will be averaged separately for pre- and post values. Differences between pre- and post values, as well as in the mean logarithmic reduction in bacterial counts will be compared

Time frame: 30 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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