SIMPLIFY the Hand Hygiene Procedure - Three Steps Versus Six Steps for Performing Hand Hygiene (SIMPLIFY Study)

ConditionHand Hygiene

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

AgeNot listed

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

About this trial

Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures to prevent healthcare associated infections. A hand hygiene technique consisting of three steps may be superior to the 6-step technique outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of compliance with both indications and technique. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare compliance with hand hygiene indications and technique between a 3-step and the 6-step technique for applying hand rub in an international multicenter cluster randomized trial.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Study intervention: 3-step hand hygiene technique
Control intervention: 6-step hand hygiene technique

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations

Sponsors and collaborators

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov