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Impact of a Multifactorial Program of Hand Hygiene on Infections in Children Attending in Day-care Centres

NCT03294772 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 911

Last updated 2017-09-27

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Summary

It is well known that attending Day Care Centres (DCCs) can lead to an increase in the frequency of infections, due to the high incidence at this age and also the ease of transmission among children. This high incidence respiratory tract infections (RTIs) and acute gastroenteritis can also have a significant impact on the cost of health care systems, increasing the number of medical visits, hospitalizations and prescribing medications as symptomatic drugs or unnecessary antibiotics in some cases.The aim of the study was to determine whether a multifactorial hand-hygiene program (handwashing with soap and water vs hand sanitizer vs control group) reduce episodes due to RTIs and gastroenteritis in children attending DCCs. In addition, analyze the cost-effectiveness of these interventions.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

hand sanitizer

DCCs received alcohol-based hand sanitizer and a program educational.

OTHER

liquid soap

DCCs received liquid soap and a program educational.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Spain

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Months
Max Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-01
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2015-12-30

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