Nudging Effect of Timer on Surgical Rub

• Conditions: Operation Wound; Infection; Bacterial Infections; Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
• Interventions: Device: Alcohol rub timer device

• Registration Number: NCT04609384
• Lead Sponsor: Sygehus Lillebaelt

Brief Summary

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

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-06-30
• Status Verified: 2020-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-10-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-10-25
• Study First Posted: 2020-10-30
• Last Update Posted: 2020-10-30
• Primary Completion: 2022-01-01
• Study Completion: 2023-01-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

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.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Prior to installation of device	Alcohol rub timer device	Health care workers who perform the surgical rub prior to installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.
Post device installation	Alcohol rub timer device	Health care workers who perform the surgical rub following installation of the device that should increase the time spend on surgical rub.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time	Seconds used on surgical rub at least 300 seconds. Observation begin from start of surgical rub (defined as the time when the dispenser is activated) to the end of surgical rub (defined as the time when the surgeon pick up the surgical gown)	time used on surgical rub

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sygehus Lillebaelt; 🇩🇰 Kolding, Denmark