NCT04508114

Technology-assisted Index on Improving Hand Hygiene of Registered Nurses

The Effectiveness of Technology-assisted Index on Improving Hand Hygiene of Registered Nurses - An Experimental Research

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a multi-faceted, multi-modal hand hygiene strategy (Five Moments for Hand Hygiene) to improve hand hygiene compliance among healthcare staff. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread globally. The novel coronavirus is characterized by rapid human-to-human transmission. Hand washing is a part of measures recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid contracting COVID-19.The purpose of this study was to use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and direct observation for improving hand hygiene and compliance in nurse.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study was to use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and direct observation as technology-assisted index on improving hand hygiene and compliance in nurse.

Conditions

• Hand Hygiene

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Technology-assisted Index	The participant will be informed the ATP testing result and explanation in pretest.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-10
• Primary completion: 2022-05-01
• Completion: 2022-05-01
• First posted: 2020-08-11
• Last updated: 2020-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan