Hand Hygiene of Kindergarten Children

Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hand Washing; Hand Hygiene

Treatments: Device: Digital hand washing reward; Device: Digital hand washing instructions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05395988

Hand hygiene kindergarten

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized controlled trial to further assess the impact of a digital intervention on hand hygiene of young children. Children in intervention kindergartens will see live instructions and feedback on their hand washing activity in reals-time / while washing hands. Aim of the study is to better understand behavior change of young children.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 7 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• children attending kindergarten

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 4 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group receives no screen next to the sink.

Instruction group

Experimental group

Description:

The reward group receives a screen next to each sink in kindergarten. On the screen, hand washing instructions are shown during hand washing. After a defined time period, the screen is removed.

Treatment:

Device: Digital hand washing instructions

Reward group

Experimental group

Description:

The reward group receives a screen next to each sink in kindergarten. On the screen, hand washing instructions are shown during hand washing. If hands are washed correctly (time and soap usage), a reward (animal animation) is shown on the screen. After a defined time period, the screen is removed.

Treatment:

Device: Digital hand washing reward

Reward plus instruction-only group

Experimental group

Description:

The reward plus instruction group receives a screen next to each sink in kindergarten. On the screen, hand washing instructions are shown during hand washing. If hands are washed correctly (time and soap usage), a reward (animal animation) is shown on the screen. After a defined time period, the screen only shows instructions, the reward is not shown anymore. After a defined time period, the screen is removed.

Treatment:

Device: Digital hand washing reward

Device: Digital hand washing instructions