Jerusalem Handwashing Study

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Handwashing Behavior; Illness Absenteeism
• Interventions: Behavioral: Preschool handwashing intervention program; Behavioral: Home component intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00610376
• Lead Sponsor: Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this preschool intervention trial was to determine whether a hygiene program can promote handwashing and thereby reduce illness absenteeism.

Detailed Description

Please see citations of published reports.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2000-09
• Primary Completion: 2001-12
• Study Completion: 2001-12
• Status Verified: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 2015-09-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1029

Inclusion Criteria

• Preschool teachers of 3- and 4-year-old children in the state-run public system of the Jerusalem region, who were recommended by their supervisors as being likely to comply with the protocol.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exposure to project during testing phase (N=1 preschool), preschool which included new Ethiopian immigrants who were unlikely to have phones or speak Hebrew (N=1 preschool)
• Project staff knew teachers personally and thought they would not comply with protocol (N=2 teachers).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1A	Preschool handwashing intervention program	Preschools randomized to this group received a multicomponent intervention to improve handwashing behavior of the children. Children within the preschool intervention group were individually randomized to a home intervention or a home control intervention program. The children in this arm received the home intervention component.
1A	Home component intervention	Preschools randomized to this group received a multicomponent intervention to improve handwashing behavior of the children. Children within the preschool intervention group were individually randomized to a home intervention or a home control intervention program. The children in this arm received the home intervention component.
2	Preschool handwashing intervention program	This group did not receive any special treatment during the study, but did receive the intervention at the close of the study
1B	Home component intervention	Preschools randomized to this group received a multicomponent intervention to improve handwashing behavior of the children. Children within the preschool intervention group were individually randomized to a home intervention or a home control intervention program. The children in this arm received the home control component.
1B	Preschool handwashing intervention program	Preschools randomized to this group received a multicomponent intervention to improve handwashing behavior of the children. Children within the preschool intervention group were individually randomized to a home intervention or a home control intervention program. The children in this arm received the home control component.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Illness absenteeism	Each school day during study period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Handwashing behavior	Observational visits in classrooms (3-4)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hebrew University; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel