A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of hand sanitisers in addition to an education session on hand hygiene alone for reducing illness absences in primary school children in the South Island of New Zealand

Dr Patricia Priest0 sites2,443 target enrollmentJune 17, 2009

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

June 17, 2009

End Date

September 25, 2009

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Dr Patricia Priest

•School level inclusion:
•(i) At least 100 children of primary school age (school years 1 to 6; children will generally range in age from 5 years to 11 years) at November 2008\.
•(ii) Schools not currently using hand\-sanitiser products or are willing to not use hand\-sanitiser products for the period of the trial.
•(iii) Schools are within the City boundaries of Christchurch, Dunedin, or Invercargill in New Zealand.
•(iv) The principal of the school consents to the school being included in the trial.
•Student level inclusion (follow\-up children):
•(i) Parents/guardians are able to read and understand spoken English to a level where they can read the study information sheet, complete the consent form, and respond to telephone interviews. This will be assessed from a question on the consent form.
•(ii) Attending a year 1 to 6 class in one of the included schools, at the beginning of the second school term in 2009 (end April).

•School level exclusion:
•(i) Special needs schools.
•Student level exclusion (follow\-up children):
•(i) Children of the principal investigators and study personnel of the trial.
•(ii) Children of families that the principal of the primary school directs us not to approach.