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Hand Hygiene Intervention Study in Finnish Garrison

NCT01887730 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1120

Last updated 2018-08-27

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Summary

In this study the investigators aim to elucidate the possibility to reduce occurrence of infectious diseases in a garrison with enhanced and guided hand hygiene. The investigators will study occurrence and transmission of infections. In addition, the investigators will find out the causative agents of infections in a garrison with virological analyses of naso-pharyngeal and fecal specimens. The costs of lost service days and other expenses due to infectious diseases will be evaluated with a cost analysis study.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Hand washing with soap and water

Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water

BEHAVIORAL

Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub

Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections

BEHAVIORAL

Control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Finnish Defense Forces

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Carita Savolainen-Kopra · Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • Finland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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