A 24-week Single-blind Trial of Prevention of Hand Eczema in Cleaners (HEIC)

Zealand University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hand Eczema

Treatments: Behavioral: Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczema; Behavioral: Change in severity of hand eczema; Behavioral: Change in the number of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema; Behavioral: Change in the level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection.; Behavioral: Change in the incidence of hand eczema; Behavioral: Change in The Quality Of Life in in relation to hand eczema

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05763914

20205100702

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of picture-based prevention education among professional hospital cleaners in relation to hand eczema. This is a single-blinded randomized clinical trial including hospital cleaners at three different hospitals.

Enrollment: 234 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Professional hospital cleaners ≥ 18 years old
• Sufficient Danish skills
• Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Insufficient Danish skills
• Pregnancy
• Other skin diseases on the hands
• Receiving Immunomodulatory therapies

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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234 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Group 1: Picture-based prevention education and an educational course

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will have access to picture-based prevention education, and at the same time, they will participate in an educational course.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in severity of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in The Quality Of Life in in relation to hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection.

Behavioral: Change in the incidence of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the number of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema

Group 2: Picture-based prevention education only (no educational course)

Experimental group

Description:

The participants will only have access to picture-based prevention education and will not participate in any educational course.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in severity of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in The Quality Of Life in in relation to hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection.

Behavioral: Change in the incidence of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the number of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema

Group 3: Placebo (control)

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The participants will not have access to picture-based prevention education and do not participate in any educational course.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in severity of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in The Quality Of Life in in relation to hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection.

Behavioral: Change in the incidence of hand eczema

Behavioral: Change in the number of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema