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Slippers to Reduce Transfer From Floors to Surfaces

NCT04935892 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2021-06-25

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine if wearing slippers will reduce transfer of bacteriophage MS2 from hospital room floors to surfaces in the room and hands of patients. Subjects are randomized to wear slippers versus standard care and cultures are collected at 24 and 48 hours to assess transfer of bacteriophage MS2 from the floor to high-touch surfaces, personal items, bedding, socks or feet, and hands of patients.

Conditions

  • Transmission, Other/Miscellaneous

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Slippers

Patients in the intervention group wear slippers when out of bed

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Louis Stokes VA Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Curtis J Donskey, MD · Cleveland VA Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-01
Primary Completion
2021-04-20
Completion
2021-04-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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