Bacterial Contamination on Obstetric Resident Surgical Scrubs

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bacterial Contamination
• Interventions: Other: method of laundering and donning scrubs

• Registration Number: NCT02348866
• Lead Sponsor: Prisma Health-Upstate

Brief Summary

This study will determine if there is a difference in bacterial contamination (CFU/cm2) between obstetric resident surgical scrubs donned at home and those donned at the hospital.

Detailed Description

An area of potential provider-to-patient contamination, and therefore intervention, is in health care worker attire and laundering practices. For providers who work in the operating room or labor \& delivery suites, this uniform usually comprises hospital-issued surgical scrubs. To the best of our knowledge, no study has measured the difference in bacterial contamination on surgical scrubs vis-a-vis the two variables most directly affected by hospital policies for surgical attire: site of scrub laundering and site where scrubs were first put on. In addition, no study has measured the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting. Our primary objective is to measure the difference in bacterial contamination (CFU/cm2) between home-laundered/home-donned scrubs ("home/home," group 1), hospital-laundered/home-donned scrubs ("hospital/home," group 2), home-laundered/hospital-donned scrubs ("home/hospital," group 3), and hospital-laundered/hospital-donned scrubs ("hospital/hospital," group 4) in the obstetric setting. Our secondary objective is to determine the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Study First Submitted: 2015-01-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-01-27
• Study First Posted: 2015-01-28
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2016-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-01-13
• Last Update Posted: 2016-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

• ob-gyn residents assigned to labor and delivery during the day on one of seven rotation blocks

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group 2	method of laundering and donning scrubs	Hospital laundered/home-donned
Group 1	method of laundering and donning scrubs	home laundered/home-donned
Group 3	method of laundering and donning scrubs	Home laundered/hospital donned
Group 4	method of laundering and donning scrubs	Hospital laundered/hospital donned

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
difference in bacterial contamination between scrubs donned at home and those put on in the hospital, when location of laundering is considered (as determined by (CFU/cm2)	4 days	4 days of randomization per subject

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Staphylococcus aureus on surgical scrubs in the obstetric setting	4 days	4 days of randomization per subject