Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01560936
Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU
Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU and the Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Gel in Reducing Transmission to the Hands
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 50 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Pediatrix · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 13 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the contamination rate of the parents cell phone in a newborn intensive care setting and identify the types of bacteria contaminating the cell phone as well as evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from the cell phone to the parents hands.
Detailed description
J Perinatol. 2013 Dec;33(12):960-3. doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.108. Epub 2013 Sep 5.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-06-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-03-01
- Completion
- 2013-03-01
- First posted
- 2012-03-22
- Last updated
- 2018-08-16
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01560936. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.