Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients (CHAMPs)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age65+
SponsorCase Western Reserve University
About this trial
This study proposes the novel use of a bedrail-affixed technology-based patient hand hygiene system with verbal and visual reminders to improve hospitalized older adults' self-management of hand hygiene practice, which in return reduces harmful germs found on older adult's hands that lead to infections.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
> 65 years of age,
Admitted to a medical-surgical unit,
Expected to be hospitalized for more than 24 hours,
Written informed consent within 24-48 hours of admission, and
Disqualifiers
terminal illness that prohibit interaction with CHAMPs
behavior disorder
violent behavior
physical or cognitive impairments that prohibit interaction with CHAMPs
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients
Treatment groups
250 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Case Western Reserve University
Lead sponsor
Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Collaborator
MetroHealth Medical Center
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov