Hand Hygiene Intervention Study in Finnish Garrison

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Infections

• Registration Number: NCT01887730
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-06-24
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-27
• Primary Completion: 2013-09
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-27
• Study Completion: 2020-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: SUSPENDED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1120

Inclusion Criteria

• willingness to attend to the study

Exclusion Criteria

• skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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.	8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease	8 weeks
Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease.	8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vekaranjärvi garrison; 🇫🇮 Kouvola, Finland