NCT04609384

Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub

The Effect on a Timer-device on the Time Spend on Surgical Rub

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sygehus Lillebaelt · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

To study whether a device has a nudging effect on the time spend on surgical rub.

Detailed description

The investigators observed the time spend on surgical rub prior to an operation. The investigators do not record names, age, sex or orther features about the health care workers who perform the surgical rub. After 200 observations a device will be attach to the dispenser that might help increase the time spend on the surgical rub in the operathing theather. The investigatos will then make another 200 observations to see if the device cause an increase in the time spend on surgical rub.

Conditions

• Operation Wound; Infection
• Bacterial Infections
• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Alcohol rub timer device	A device that should help the surgeon to increase the time spend on surgical rub. Further detail cannot be described due to confidence

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-01-01
• Completion: 2023-01-01
• First posted: 2020-10-30
• Last updated: 2020-10-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark