Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub

Sygehus Lillebaelt

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Surgical Procedure, Unspecified; Operation Wound; Infection; Bacterial Infections

Treatments: Device: Alcohol rub timer device

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04609384

PHG_1_timer

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All professional health care workers, who perform surgical ru

Exclusion criteria

• Students and other persons at a hospital, who are not paid to be working at the hospital.

Trial design

400 participants in 2 patient groups

Prior to installation of device

Description:

Health care workers who perform the surgical rub prior to installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.

Treatment:

Device: Alcohol rub timer device

Post device installation

Description:

Health care workers who perform the surgical rub following installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.

Treatment:

Device: Alcohol rub timer device