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NCT Number: NCT02348866

Bacterial Contamination on Obstetric Resident Surgical Scrubs

This study will determine if there is a difference in bacterial contamination (CFU/cm2) between obstetric resident surgical scrubs donned at home and those donned at the hospital.

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Key information

Conditions

Bacterial Contamination

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

An area of potential provider-to-patient contamination, and therefore intervention, is in health care worker attire and laundering practices. For providers who work in the operating room or labor & delivery suites, this uniform usually comprises hospital-issued surgical scrubs. To the best of our knowledge, no study has measured the difference in bacterial contamination on surgical scrubs vis-a-vis the two variables most directly affected by hospital policies for surgical attire: site of scrub laundering and site where scrubs were first put on. In addition, no study has measured the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting. Our primary objective is to measure the difference in bacterial contamination (CFU/cm2) between home-laundered/home-donned scrubs ("home/home," group 1), hospital-laundered/home-donned scrubs ("hospital/home," group 2), home-laundered/hospital-donned scrubs ("home/hospital," group 3), and hospital-laundered/hospital-donned scrubs ("hospital/hospital," group 4) in the obstetric setting. Our secondary objective is to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ob-gyn residents assigned to labor and delivery during the day on one of seven rotation blocks

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

method of laundering and donning scrubs

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. difference in bacterial contamination between scrubs donned at home and those put on in the hospital, when location of laundering is considered (as determined by (CFU/cm2)

    Time frame: 4 days

    4 days of randomization per subject

Secondary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting

    Time frame: 4 days

    4 days of randomization per subject

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Prisma Health-Upstate

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Bacterial Contamination on Obstetric Resident Surgical Scrubs: a Randomized Trial

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 28, 2015
Registry last updated
Jan 14, 2016

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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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