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NCT Number: NCT01050608

Evaluation of Body-worn Multimodal Hand Hygiene System. Impact on Health-Care Associated Infections

Evaluate the efficacy of a multimodal hand hygiene system in the intensive care unit environment and evaluate any impact on health care associated infections.

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Key information

Conditions

Nosocomial Infection Cross Infection Disease Attributes Iatrogenic Disease Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dartmouth-HItchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States

About this study

Deploy and utilize a novel body worn hand hygiene system that incorporates provider and group specific feedback allowing hand hygiene to occur directly within the patient environment. We hypothesize that by improving provider hand hygiene we will reduce health-care associated infection rates.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All ICU patients

Exclusion criteria

  • Patient is not in an ICU at our Institution

Treatment and study plan

Body worn alcohol gel dispenser

Device

Records hand hygiene events of provider and tabulates on the group level.

62% ethanol based hand cleanser

Drug

CDC based guidelines with regard to utilization in the health care environment "the nest"

Educational component with regard to teaching CDC guidelines

Behavioral

12 minute education prior to deploying device for all providers.

Provider and group feedback

Behavioral

Provide feedback with regard to expected hand hygiene goals to providers and reported anonymous group results based on recorded information.

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in healthcare associated infections (CRBSI and VAP)

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time to infections Hospital mortality Length of stay

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Harbor Medical Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Real Time Deployment of Multimodal Personal Dispenser Hand Hygiene System in a Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit.

Acronym: Sprixx-ICU

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jan 15, 2010
Registry last updated
Jun 23, 2011

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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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