NCT00514670CompletedNot Applicable
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program
Boston Children's Hospital1 site in 1 country285 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2006Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Enrollment
- 285
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Absenteeism rate due to gastrointestinal or respiratory illness during the study period.
Study Overview
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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Member of a designated elementary school classroom in the Avon school system
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
1
Experimental
Intervention classrooms received alcohol-based hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.
Intervention: Alcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes (Other)
2
No Intervention
No hand sanitizer or disinfecting wipes were used.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Absenteeism rate due to gastrointestinal or respiratory illness during the study period.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Bacterial colony counts and the presence of selected viruses on classroom surfaces.(8 weeks)
Investigators
Study Sites (1)
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