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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hand Hygiene

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology

Basel, 4031, Switzerland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

four sets of hand hygiene measurements per participant

Procedure

Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Six-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 30 seconds
Three-step hand hygiene technique with an application time of 15 seconds

Primary outcomes

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

Time frame: 30 minutes

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

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Registry information

Official study title

Simplifying the WHO Protocol for Hand Hygiene: Three Steps and 15 Seconds - a Randomized Cross-over Trial

Acronym: SIHAG

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Jul 17, 2018
Registry last updated: Jan 9, 2019

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