Randomized Experimental Pilot Study Evaluating Isopropyl Alcohol and UVC Rays in Disinfection of Cell Phones of Healthcare Workers.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 72
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Average total bacterial load at 3 hours after sanitization
研究概览
简要总结
Cell phones have become a fundamental accessory of our lives and clinical practice, often kept in contact with the body. Since most modern smartphones are equipped with touch screens, they can serve the function of reservoirs for pathogenic microorganisms; moreover, they can be the means of transmission of such microorganisms from the environment to humans.
A number of observational studies are available in the literature evaluating the effectiveness of various sanitization methods in reducing the bacterial load of high-touch devices, both chemical and physical.
To our knowledge, no real-world evidence is available comparing the residual effect of the two methods on the bacterial load of cell phones, since all available studies are carried out in the laboratory, with inoculums of predetermined bacterial loads whose suppression by the disinfectant is monitored over time, and involve laptops, tablets and keyboards.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Be a healthcare provider in the departments of Neonatology, Geriatric Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Anesthesia, Resuscitation, Intensive Care Unit at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS
- •Own a smartphone
- •Carry one's smartphone for the duration of the work shift (8 hours)
- •Give consent to participate in the study
- •Be willing to report 3 hours after sanitisation for follow-up sampling
排除标准
- •Not to be a healthcare worker in the departments of Neonatology, Geriatric Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Anesthesia, Resuscitation, Intensive Care Unit at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A.Gemelli" IRCCS
- •Not to be on work shift during surveys
- •Not to carry one's smartphone for the duration of the work shift (8 hours)
- •Not to give consent to participate in the study
- •Not to be willing to report 3 hours after sanitisation for follow-up sampling
研究组 & 干预措施
Cellphones treated with UVC box
干预措施: UVC box (Device)
Cellphones treated with isopropyl alcohol wipes
干预措施: isopropyl alcohol wipes (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Average total bacterial load at 3 hours after sanitization
时间窗: Samples will be collected immediately before and immediately after sanitisation and 3 hours after sanitisation.
The primary objective of the pilot study is to obtain preliminary data on the average total bacterial load at 3 hours after the sanitization intervention (70% isopropyl alcohol wipes or UVC box). These data will allow appropriate sizing of a subsequent trial to evaluate whether, on the cell phones of health care workers at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS, wipes impregnated with 70% isopropyl alcohol are more effective than UVC ray boxes in reducing total bacterial load at 3 hours after sanitization for both isopropyl alcohol wipes and UVC box
次要结局
- Change in the average total bacterial load at 3 hours after sanitization(Samples will be collected immediately before and immediately after sanitisation and 3 hours after sanitisation)
研究者
Laurenti Patrizia
Professor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS