NCT01571778

Hand Hygiene Before Non-sterile Glove Use

The Utility of Hand Hygiene Before Non-sterile Glove Use

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 230 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Maryland, Baltimore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The importance of healthcare worker hand hygiene in decreasing bacterial transmission between patients is well documented. Healthcare workers may don non-sterile gloves in routine care of patients, particularly for those patients known or suspected to harbor epidemiologically important microorganisms. Governing bodies currently recommend performing hand hygiene prior to donning gloves and after glove removal. The importance of hand hygiene post glove removal is well shown, however few studies exist to show utility of hand hygiene prior to donning gloves. In fact, data suggests that glove use is an impediment to hand hygiene and may reduce compliance with hand washing. In light of this and the fact that no evidence exists that washing hands BEFORE glove use is important, the aim of the study is to asses the utility of routine hand hygiene prior to donning non-sterile gloves before a patient contact.

Conditions

• Hand Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Hand Hygiene before Donning Non-sterile Gloves	In the "No Intervention" arm, healthcare workers will be assigned to first perform hand hygiene before donning non-sterile gloves prior to patient contact (usual practice). Samples will be obtained from hands prior to donning gloves and from the gloves after donning to determine total aerobic colony counts and to identify important hospital pathogens In the Experimental arm, they will be instructed to don gloves without washing their hands as described.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-06-01
• First posted: 2012-04-05
• Last updated: 2022-03-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States