A randomised control trial investigating the effect of a thorough cleaning technique for shared medical equipment on the rate of healthcare associated infections
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Healthcare associated infectionInfection - Studies of infection and infectious agents
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622001143718
- Lead Sponsor
- Avondale University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3960
Inclusion Criteria
This project collects data associated with human beings only. Data from all patients (>18 years old) who are admitted to one of the 10 wards on the day of the point prevalence survey is undertaken will be used.
The cleaning staff involved in the intervention will be cleaners who using clean the wards as part of their usual duties. This will be via an expression of interest process.
Exclusion Criteria
<18 years
Not a patient on an enrolled ward at the time the point prevalence survey is undertaken.
Cleaning staff who do not usually perform ward and hospital cleaning as part of their normal duties will not be eligible to take part in the expression of interest.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method