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Water Hygiene Versus Waterless Hygiene Technology for Totally Dependent Hospitalized Patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Health Care Associated Infection
Interventions
Procedure: Pre-moistened wipes
Registration Number
NCT06514131
Lead Sponsor
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Brief Summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to verify whether the efficacy of perineal hygiene procedures performed in dependent patients admitted to medical or geriatric wards with pre-moistened wipes without water is higher than that found after procedures performed with disposable hand grips, soap, and water.

Detailed Description

Patients hospitalized in medicine and geriatrics wards will be admitted, both for scheduled and urgent hospitalizations. If the patient meets the study inclusion criteria, we will proceed with the description of the study, the delivery of the information form and the collection of informed consent. Only after signing the consent, the patient can be enrolled in the study. The day following enrollment, the first perineal hygiene in the morning will be performed with pre-moistened wipes without water or with disposable hand grips, soap and water depending on the study group to which the patient has been randomly assigned.

In both groups, a skin swab will be performed before and after the hygiene practice, after which the patient will leave the study.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
648
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients over 18 years of age inclusive at the time of the study;
  • Patients admitted to medical or geriatric wards with scheduled or urgent hospitalization;
  • Hypothesis of hospitalization of at least 48 hours
  • Totally dependent patients who are bedridden and unable to independently provide for their own personal hygiene.
  • Patient-oriented in time and space/cognitively cooperative.
  • Acquisition of written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients who have performed perineal hygiene with wipes or other methods containing antiseptic solutions in the 12-24 hours preceding the execution of the swab for the bacteriological examination.
  • Patients who have undergone a treatment procedure in the groin and/or perineal area that required skin antisepsis (e.g. femoral blood sampling, bladder catheter insertion, etc.).
  • Patients with known allergies to one of the components of the products used.
  • Patients diagnosed with dermatological pathologies.
  • Patients colonized or infected with microorganisms transmissible by contact.
  • Patients in bowel cleansing preparation for diagnostic procedures e therapeutic.
  • Patients with diarrheal bowel.
  • Patients hospitalized on Saturdays and Sundays due to the difficulty of illustrating information and acquiring informed consent since healthcare professionals are small in number.
  • Patient enrolled and then transferred to another ward or discharged before 48 hours.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Experimental groupPre-moistened wipesParticipants enrolled in the experimental arm will receive a perineal hygiene with pre-moistened wipes without water.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Microbial load : effectiveness of the perineal hygiene with pre-moistened wipesOne day

The primary objective is to verify if the effectiveness of the perineal hygiene procedures performed in hospitalized dependent patients in medicine or geriatric wards with pre-moistened wipes without water (experimental treatment) is higher than that found after the procedures performed with soapy disposable grips and water (standard treatment). Each patient will be treated with one of the two methods only once; for each patient, a total of two measurements of microbial load will be performed pre- and post-morning hygiene. Change from baseline in microbial load will be evaluated.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Compare the patients' satisfaction with the two hygiene methodsOne day

Assessed by a specific ad hoc questionnaire ranging from 2 to 10 (higher scores mean a better outcome)

Compare the approval of health professionals for the two hygiene methodsOne day

Assessed by a specific ad hoc questionnaire ranging from 2 to 10 (higher scores mean a better outcome)

Examine the patient-operator concordance regarding the different aspects relating to the liking for the two hygiene methodologiesOne day

Assessed by a specific ad hoc questionnaire (list of items)

Compare the total costs of the aids used in the two hygiene methodsOne day

Cost of materials and personnel

Compare the working times referred to the two hygiene methodsOne day

Time expressed in minutes, required for the completion of perineal hygiene for each methodology

Trial Locations

Locations (5)

Azienda Ospedaliera, Ospedale Civile di Legnano

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Legnano, Milano, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

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Milano, Italy

IRCCS AOU di Bologna

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Bologna, Italy

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia

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Reggio Emilia, Italy

University of Rome Tor Vergata

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Roma, Italy

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