A 24-week Single-blind Trial of Prevention of Hand Eczema in Cleaners

Zealand University Hospital234 enrolled

Overview

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of picture-based prevention education among professional hospital cleaners in relation to hand eczema. This is a single-blinded randomized clinical trial including hospital cleaners at three different hospitals.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

234

Conditions

Hand Eczema

Interventions

Change in the incidence of hand eczemaBEHAVIORAL

Assessed by the self-reported cases of newly-developed hand eczema. Change between baseline and 6 months.

Change in severity of hand eczemaBEHAVIORAL

Assessed by using the Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI). HECSI score: 0-360 points (0 best, 360 worst). Change between baseline and 6 months.

Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczemaBEHAVIORAL

Self-reported total number of sick days due to having hand eczema. Change between baseline and 6 months.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Professional hospital cleaners ≥ 18 years old * Sufficient Danish skills * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient Danish skills * Pregnancy * Other skin diseases on the hands * Receiving Immunomodulatory therapies

Locations (1)

Cleaning departments at Køge, Slagelse and Holbæk hospitals

Køge, Region Sjælland, Denmark