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NCT Number: NCT00375037

A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Hand Hygiene

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of a multifaceted intervention including performance feedback on adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare workers. A key component of the study is to demonstrate whether improved adherence to hand hygiene leads to a reduction in rates of infection.

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Key information

Conditions

Handwashing Infection Infections

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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About this study

A cluster randomized controlled trial of the intervention will be conducted where hospital units (wards) in three hospitals will be allocated to either the intervention or usual practise. We will stratify by hospital site in order to minimize confounding by hospital-level factors. The unit of allocation, intervention, and analysis will be at the level of the hospital unit. Thirty hospital units will be randomized to either the intervention or comparison arm. We will compare adherence to hand hygiene, MRSA rates, and other outcomes between the two study arms.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

A. Study units Inclusion: Medical and subspecialty units, surgical units, critical care units

Exclusion: pediatric units, neonatal intensive care units

B. Healthcare workers

Inclusion: any hospital staff with direct patient care who are affiliated with a single unit (includes registered nurses, nursing assistants, environmental aides, allied health professionals (occupational, physical, and respiratory therapists), and some physicians

C. Patients Clinical outcomes will be measured in patients on study units.

Treatment and study plan

Feedback

Behavioral

Education

Behavioral

Usual Care

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of MRSA

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Adherence to hand hygiene

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of multi-resistant bacteria other than MRSA

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Catheter-related blood stream infections

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Clostridium difficile related diarrhea

    Time frame: 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Other

Collaborators

  • The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Hand Hygiene Among Healthcare Workers

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Sep 12, 2006
Registry last updated
Oct 26, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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