NCT01887730
Suspended
N/A
Can Intensified Hand Hygiene Decrease Morbidity and Lost Service Days in a Garrison
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare1 site in 1 country1,120 target enrollmentJanuary 2012
ConditionsInfections
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Infections
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- Enrollment
- 1120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of infection episodes during basic training period. The periods when a person has been in duty in spite of the infection will be included.
- Status
- Suspended
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
In this study the investigators aim to elucidate the possibility to reduce occurrence of infectious diseases in a garrison with enhanced and guided hand hygiene. The investigators will study occurrence and transmission of infections. In addition, the investigators will find out the causative agents of infections in a garrison with virological analyses of naso-pharyngeal and fecal specimens. The costs of lost service days and other expenses due to infectious diseases will be evaluated with a cost analysis study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •willingness to attend to the study
Exclusion Criteria
- •skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of infection episodes during basic training period. The periods when a person has been in duty in spite of the infection will be included.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease(8 weeks)
- Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease.(8 weeks)
Study Sites (1)
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