Hand Eczema in the Health Care Sector

University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hand Eczema

Treatments: Other: eSwabs

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04449575

H20007169

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to investigate the prevalence of bacterial colonization and associated factors in health care workers with hand eczema with focus on Staphylococcus aureus.

Full description

Two groups will be examined in this study: health care workers with HE and matched controls invited through a questionnaire study which will be sent to approximately 4000 health care workers in Capital Region. Samples from health care workers with and without hand eczema will be collected after obtaining their written informed consent. Collection of samples: Swabs will be rubbed on the skin for 30 seconds on lesional and non-lesional skin on the dominating hand and from the nostrils. The swabs will immediately be stored in -80 C° (research biobank) for subsequent analysis at Statens Serum Institute.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The diagnosis of hand eczema (for group with hand eczema)

Exclusion criteria

• Other skin diseases (in both groups)

Trial design

300 participants in 2 patient groups

Health care workers with hand eczema

Description:

Swabs will be taken from eczema lesions on dominating hand (if possible) and nostril

Treatment:

Other: eSwabs

controls (health care workers without hand eczema)

Description:

swabs will be taken from healthy skin on dominating hand and nostril

Treatment:

Other: eSwabs