Implementation of Directly Observed Hand Hygiene in Residential Care Home for the Elderly: a Cluster Randomized Trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Multidrug Resistant Organisms

• Registration Number: NCT03224169
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

To screen the prevalence of multidrug resistant organisms among the resident in the residential care home for the elderly, and assess the practicability of directly observed hand hygiene in this setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-07
• Study Start: 2017-07-18
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-07-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2017-07-21
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-30
• Study Completion: 2017-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Residents living the residential care home for the elderly and able to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Those who cannot give consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Environmental contamination	6 weeks	Degree of environmental contamination

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong