Bacterial Colonization of Nails With Methacrylic Coating in Relation to the Formation of Biofilms and Healthcare-associated Infections
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Comparison of microbial colonization between natural and methacrylate nails
研究概览
简要总结
In the research, the investigators will monitor the bacterial colonization of nails coated with a methacrylic coating
详细描述
It is known that the hand hygiene of healthcare workers is extremely important in order to prevent health-related infections. The effectiveness of hand disinfection can be affected by aspects of hand hygiene such as long nails and fingernail applications. In order to determine whether and to what extent fingernails applied among healthcare workers pose a risk of transmission of potentially pathogenic bacteria, and until what day artificial fingernails are safe in healthcare workers, the investigators will monitor bacterial colonization on nails with UV-cured methacrylic fingernails lamp and compared it with a control group of natural nails without application.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Screening
- 盲法
- Single (Care Provider)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 16 Years 至 80 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •nurses, doctors and respiratory physiotherapists employed in high-risk wards for patients
- •healthy nail surface and cuticle
排除标准
- •subjects with damaged nails or cuticles
- •operating room staff using surgical hand brushing and staff in general nursing wards.
研究组 & 干预措施
natural nails
Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on natural nails.
干预措施: Comparison of microbiological sampling on natural nails (Diagnostic Test)
methaacrylic nails
Alcohol hand sanitizer 3ml applied into hands, spread over hands up to the wrist and rubbed until dry on methaacrylic nails
干预措施: Comparison of microbiological sampling on methacrylic nails (Diagnostic Test)
结局指标
主要结局
Comparison of microbial colonization between natural and methacrylate nails
时间窗: From day 1st to the end of treatment on day 14th
次要结局
未报告次要终点