Prevalence of Bacterial Contamination on Smart Cell Phone vs. Non-smart Phone

Completed

• Conditions: Health Care Workers, Including Physicians, Nurses, and Nursing Aids

• Registration Number: NCT01347502
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

Using smartphone is increasing in hospital with various purpose and it has more extended surface than non-smart phone. Therefore investigators can consider the bacterial contamination rate of smartphone will be higher than that of non-smartphone.

Detailed Description

Hospital-acquired infections(HAI) are causing grave concern in almost all the hospitals of the world and causing increased morbidity and mortalities.

The transmission of HAI occurs through hospital staff and inanimate hospital environment, equipment, and devices that the hospital staff use.Recently, cellphones (CP) were blamed to cause nosocomial infections.

The mobile phones are used routinely all day long but not cleaned properly, as health care workers' may do not wash their hands as often as they should. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacterial contamination of mobile phones in ICU health care providers. and especially compare the contamination rate between smartphone and non-smartphone.

Using smartphone is increasing in hospital with various purpose and it has more extended surface than non-smart phone. therefore we can consider the bacterial contamination rate of smartphone will be higher than that of non-smartphone.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-04
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-08
• Status Verified: 2012-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-07-05
• Last Update Posted: 2012-07-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 203

Inclusion Criteria

• healthcare providers of MICU who have cellular phones

Exclusion Criteria

• healthcare providers of MICU who have not cellular phones

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of

Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of