A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Hand Hygiene

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infection; Handwashing
• Interventions: Behavioral: feedback; Other: usual care; Behavioral: Education

• Registration Number: NCT00375037
• Lead Sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effect of a multifaceted intervention including performance feedback on adherence to hand hygiene among healthcare workers. A key component of the study is to demonstrate whether improved adherence to hand hygiene leads to a reduction in rates of infection.

Detailed Description

A cluster randomized controlled trial of the intervention will be conducted where hospital units (wards) in three hospitals will be allocated to either the intervention or usual practise. We will stratify by hospital site in order to minimize confounding by hospital-level factors. The unit of allocation, intervention, and analysis will be at the level of the hospital unit. Thirty hospital units will be randomized to either the intervention or comparison arm. We will compare adherence to hand hygiene, MRSA rates, and other outcomes between the two study arms.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-09-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-09-11
• Study First Posted: 2006-09-12
• Study Start: 2007-01
• Primary Completion: 2008-07
• Study Completion: 2008-07
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hand hygiene	feedback	Hand hygiene promotion
Usual care	usual care	usual care
Hand hygiene	Education	Hand hygiene promotion

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of MRSA	12 months
Adherence to hand hygiene	12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of multi-resistant bacteria other than MRSA	12 months
Catheter-related blood stream infections	12 months
Clostridium difficile related diarrhea	12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

McMaster University Medical Centre; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton General Hospital; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Henderson Hospital; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada