Efficacy of the Brushless Scrub
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Reduction of bioburden
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this research is to examine if the brushless scrub is effective in reducing bioburden on the hands of the operating room (OR) personnel both with a prewash of one minute prior to scrub and without a prewash prior to scrub, and to compare the bioburden reduction between both methods.
Hypothesis I: A soap and water prewash used prior to brushless scrub further decreases bioburden than brushless scrub alone.
Hypothesis II: Brushless scrub is effective in reducing the bioburden measured just after the application of the brushless scrub within 20 seconds of application for both groups.
Exploratory Hypothesis: We will also compare the bioburden measured before and at 1.5 minutes after application of the brushless scrub for both groups.
详细描述
Hand washing by operating room personnel prior to surgical procedures is essential in the prevention of intraoperative infection. The use of the brushless surgical hand hygiene has been used since the CDC stated in 2002 that using a brush and sponge is no longer necessary. Empirical literature supports the reduction of the incidence of bacteria or OR personnel hands with the use of alcohol-based products.
An annotated integrative search of the literature was conducted and conflicting information regarding the use of a prewash prior to the brushless scrub was found. This study can help us utilize the brushless scrub to the fullest capacity and prevent surgical site infections.
The time point at which the outcome measure will be assessed at an individual level will be immediately pre-intervention and also 1.5 minutes after the intervention. For example, within 15 seconds prior to brushless scrub, or prewash, a sample swab will be collected and then another sample swab will be obtained 1.5 minutes later for postintervention measure. The study should take approximately 4 months to complete to get an adequate sample size of individuals for statistical power. The data will be aggregated and presented at a staff in-service within 3 months after data collection and analysis is completed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 62 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Inclusion will consist of all OR personnel and students who scrub for surgical procedures.
排除标准
- •Exclusion will consist of any OR personnel and students whom do not want to participate in the study or those who have not been part of the the routine and mandatory training of proper surgical hand hygiene which occurs annually.
结局指标
主要结局
Reduction of bioburden
时间窗: 1.5 minutes after brushless scrub was applied
The procedure of swabbing the participants will be measured by using the RUHOF ATP Complete Contamination Monitoring System.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Theresa Criscitelli
Director of Perioperative Education
Winthrop University Hospital