A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Respiratory Infections; Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Interventions: Other: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes

• Registration Number: NCT00514670
• Lead Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

The objective of the trial is to assess the impact of a disinfection and hand hygiene program on absenteeism in elementary school classrooms. Students in intervention classrooms will use alcohol-based hand sanitizers at school, and their classrooms will be disinfected using quaternary ammonium wipes. We hypothesize that the use of disinfectants and hand hygiene products in elementary school classrooms will reduce absenteeism.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-03
• Study Completion: 2006-05
• Status Verified: 2007-08
• Study First Submitted: 2007-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2007-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 2007-08-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 285

Inclusion Criteria

• Member of a designated elementary school classroom in the Avon school system

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes	Intervention classrooms received alcohol-based hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Absenteeism rate due to gastrointestinal or respiratory illness during the study period.	8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bacterial colony counts and the presence of selected viruses on classroom surfaces.	8 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Children's Hospital Boston; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States