Effect of different hand sanitizers on the microbes on fingers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hand contamination; Skin - Other skin conditions; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000462886
• Lead Sponsor: SW

Brief Summary

All hand sanitizers reduced the number of bacteria 10 minutes after use, although the reduction was not statistically significant. Twenty minutes after use there was a significant reduction in the number of bacteria after using a sanitizer containing capric acid, and the number of microbes at this time point was reduced from the use of the hand sanitizer containing a quaternary ammonium compound.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-03-27
• Study Start: 2021-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 26 April 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Willing to adhere to study protocol

Exclusion Criteria

Infections on hands; known allergy to hand sanitizer ingredients

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Composite primary outcome of numbers of bacteria and fungi on fingers at different time points (10 or 20 minutes and 4 hours ) after use of hand sanitizers.. Microbe numbers counted after growth on agar plates. [baseline (prior to use of hand sanitizers), 10 and 20 minutes and 4 hours after use]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
il[Nil]