Evaluation of Antimicrobial Efficacy of Two Hand Hygiene Products in ICUs Using Hand Prints

NCT02258412 Phase 4 COMPLETED Results posted

This study will evaluate the immediate antimicrobial efficacy and persistence of two hand hygiene products on ICU Health Care Worker's skin flora by measuring bacterial organisms on hands using the hand print method. It is hypothesized that the product containing Chlorhexidine gluconate will provide more persistence than the alcohol product, resulting in less bacterial growth on the hand print plates. In addition, environmental monitoring for cleanliness will be captured from high touch surfaces in ICU patient rooms and common areas using Rodac plates and adenosine triphosphate tests.

Details

Lead sponsor	Solventum US LLC
Phase	Phase 4
Status	COMPLETED
Enrolment	51
Start date	2014-10
Completion	2015-02

Conditions

• Hand Hygiene Effectiveness

Interventions

• hand antiseptic with CHG and alcohol
• Alcohol hand sanitizer foam

Primary outcomes

• Bacterial Colony Forming Units Present on Hand Prints After Time Spent in Common Areas — On each of 2 days, Hand print plates collected from one hand immediately after product use (T0) and from other hand after time spent in MICU common areas
  Hand print plates will be collected from HCWs immediately after use of hand hygiene product and after time spent in common areas. Each HCW will use both products at least 3 days apart. Hand print plates from each product for each HCW will be compared.

Countries

United States