Bacterial Colonization on Nails Covered With a Methacrylic Coating

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Bacterial Colonization

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails; Diagnostic Test: Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06831305

0120-301/2024-2711-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

In the research, the investigators will monitor the bacterial colonization of nails coated with a methacrylic coating

Full description

It is known that the hand hygiene of healthcare workers is extremely important in order to prevent health-related infections. The effectiveness of hand disinfection can be affected by aspects of hand hygiene such as long nails and fingernail applications. In order to determine whether and to what extent fingernails applied among healthcare workers pose a risk of transmission of potentially pathogenic bacteria, and until what day artificial fingernails are safe in healthcare workers, the investigators will monitor bacterial colonization on nails with UV-cured methacrylic fingernails lamp and compared it with a control group of natural nails without application.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 16 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• nurses, doctors and respiratory physiotherapists employed in high-risk wards for patients
• healthy nail surface and cuticle

Exclusion criteria

• subjects with damaged nails or cuticles
• operating room staff using surgical hand brushing and staff in general nursing wards.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

natural nails

Active Comparator group

Description:

Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on natural nails.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails

methaacrylic nails

Active Comparator group

Description:

Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on methaacrylic nails

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails