A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Hand Hygiene
- Conditions
- InfectionHandwashing
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1500
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of MRSA 12 months Adherence to hand hygiene 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Catheter-related blood stream infections 12 months Clostridium difficile related diarrhea 12 months Incidence of multi-resistant bacteria other than MRSA 12 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (3)
Hamilton General Hospital
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
McMaster University Medical Centre
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Henderson Hospital
🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton General Hospital🇨🇦Hamilton, Ontario, Canada