NCT02396836

Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of 6 Versus 3 Steps for Hand Hygiene

Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Two Hand Hygiene Techniques Using Alcohol Based Hand Rub on Hand Surface Coverage and Reducing Bacterial Hand Contamination

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Glasgow Caledonian University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim is to compare the effectiveness of the 6 step hand rub technique versus 3 step hand rub technique in hand coverage and in reducing bacterial contamination on the hands of healthcare workers in practice. Research questions 1. What is the effectiveness of the 6 step technique in hand coverage compared to the 3 step technique? 1. What are the most frequently missed sites in hand surface coverage using 6 steps compared to 3 steps? 2. What is the reduction in bacterial contamination of the hand with the 6 step compared to the 3 step technique? 2. Does site missed or coverage relate to bacterial load? 3. What is the time taken for 6 step technique versus 3 step technique?

Detailed description

The 6 step for decontamination of healthcare workers hand is recommended by the World Health Organization but the 3 step technique is easy to perform and has been shown by some studies to be effective. Compliance with the 6 step technique is not optimum. If the 3 step was more as or more effective than the 6 step compliance with it could be compared with that for the 6 step. No randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of these two techniques using alcohol based hand rub has been conducted.

Conditions

• Hand Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	6 step technique	Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the World Health Organizations 6 step technique
OTHER	3 step technique	Hand decontamination with alcohol hand rub using the 3 step technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-11-01
• Primary completion: 2014-03-01
• Completion: 2014-03-01
• First posted: 2015-03-24
• Last updated: 2015-03-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom