Testing virucidal efficacy of alcohol based hand disinfectant and the transfer ratio of virus from hand to environmental fomites.

Completed

• Conditions: het gaat niet om aandoeningen; het gaat om de activiteit van handdesinfectiemiddelen tegen norovirussen, op kunstmatig besmette vingertoppen; not applicable

• Registration Number: NL-OMON37609
• Lead Sponsor: Wageningen Universiteit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Ten persons, employees and/or students, (no cuts and/or abrasions on fingers and not pregnant) will be randomly selected from the persons working in the WUR buildings located at the Dreijen (Wageningen) that answered the inviting email. Both males and females will be included. A form with questions about dermatological disorders will be used for inclusion/exclusion. The persons mentioned under C8, Wilma Hazeleger and Rijkelt Beumer, will be responsible for inclusion/exclusion. Test persons will be checked about 15 min before start of the experiments on dermatological disorders. A final check just before the start of the experiments (within 5 min) will be done by the researcher (Era Tuladhar).

Exclusion Criteria

dermatological disorders: cuts, lesions, infections, eczema, psoriasis, and being pregnant

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The counts of noroviruses on finger tips, direct after application and after<br /><br>the use of 'hand rubs' or the washing of hands with soap and water give an<br /><br>indication if there is a difference between both methods or not.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>na</p><br>