University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures to prevent healthcare associated infections. A hand hygiene technique consisting of three steps may be superior to the 6-step technique outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of compliance with both indications and technique. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare compliance with hand hygiene indications and technique between a 3-step and the 6-step technique for applying hand rub in an international multicenter cluster randomized trial.
Hand Hygiene
Study intervention: 3-step hand hygiene technique
Control intervention: 6-step hand hygiene technique
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Hand hygiene is one of the most important measures to prevent transmission of pathogens between healthcare workers and patients, and ultimately, healthcare-associated infections. However, compliance with both hand hygiene indications and technique (outlining the steps for applying hand rub to ensure coverage of all surfaces of the hands) remains insufficient at most institutions worldwide. It was previously demonstrated that a hand hygiene technique consisting of three steps is superior to the 6-step technique outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in terms of compliance with both indications and technique in a single center study. Furthermore, the 3-step technique was non-inferior regarding microbiological efficacy in two experimental studies and during daily clinical practice. To further investigate the external validity and generalizability of these findings to different settings, this study compares both compliance with hand hygiene indications and technique between the 3-step and the 6-step technique for applying hand rub in an international multicenter cluster randomized trial.
| Study Type : | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Estimated Enrollment : | 40 participants |
| Masking : | SINGLE |
| Primary Purpose : | PREVENTION |
| Official Title : | SIMPLIFY the Hand Hygiene Procedure - Three Steps Versus Six Steps for Performing Hand Hygiene - an International Multicenter Cluster Randomized Trial (SIMPLIFY Study) |
| Actual Study Start Date : | 2025-12 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date : | 2026-12 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date : | 2026-12 |
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| Ages Eligible for Study: | |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | ALL |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | 1 |
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