Technology-assisted Index on Improving Hand Hygiene of Registered Nurses

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hand Hygiene

Treatments: Behavioral: Technology-assisted Index

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04508114

202006019RINB

Details and patient eligibility

About

In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a multi-faceted, multi-modal hand hygiene strategy (Five Moments for Hand Hygiene) to improve hand hygiene compliance among healthcare staff. The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread globally. The novel coronavirus is characterized by rapid human-to-human transmission. Hand washing is a part of measures recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to avoid contracting COVID-19.The purpose of this study was to use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and direct observation for improving hand hygiene and compliance in nurse.

Full description

The purpose of this study was to use adenosine triphosphate (ATP) testing and direct observation as technology-assisted index on improving hand hygiene and compliance in nurse.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (1)Day shift nurse on cancer ward,(2)who speak in Taiwanese and Mandarin,(3)and are willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• (1)There is any wound or scar on hand.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will not receive the ATP testing result (pretest) immediately until finished the research.

experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the experimental group will be informed the ATP testing result (pretest) and receive the explanation by research assistant.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Technology-assisted Index