Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Prof Judith Tanner
ORCID ID
Contact details
De Montfort University
266 London Road
Leicester
LE2 1RQ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)116 2013885
jtanner@dmu.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To determine if:
1. Using nail picks during surgical hand antisepsis reduces the number of colony forming units (bacteria) on hands
2. Using nail brushes during surgical hand antisepsis reduces the number of colony forming units (bacteria) on hands
Ethics approval
Ethics approval pending as of 4th April 2007.
Study design
Randomised single blinded trial with one control and two intervention groups
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Surgical hand antisepsis (the surgical scrub)
Intervention
Operating room staff performing the first scrub of the day will be randomised to one of the following three groups:
1. Group one (control): standard hand antisepsis - no nail brush, no nail pick
2. Group two (intervention): standard hand antisepsis - with nail brush
3. Group three (intervention): standard hand antisepsis - with nail pick
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Colony forming units (number of bacteria) on staff hands before and after the intervention (surgical hand antisepsis with or without nail brush or nail pick).
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
01/08/2007
Overall trial end date
30/01/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Operating room nursing staff at University Hospitals of Leicester (UK) who are experienced in performing surgical hand antisepsis (scrubbing)
2. Staff performing their first antisepsis of the day
3. Staff with no cuts to their hands
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
150 nurses (50 in each of 3 groups)
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Staff who are allergic to chlorhexidine gluconate (antiseptic solution)
2. Staff wearing hand rings
3. Staff with cuts or abrasions on their hands
Recruitment start date
01/08/2007
Recruitment end date
30/01/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE2 1RQ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)
Sponsor details
c/o Mr John Hampton
Leicester General Hospital
Gwendolen Road
Leicester
LE5 4QF
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Funder name
Association for Perioperative Practice (UK) (ref: 1032 01/07)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
1. 2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19162371
Publication citations
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Results
Tanner J, Khan D, Walsh S, Chernova J, Lamont S, Laurent T, Brushes and picks used on nails during the surgical scrub to reduce bacteria: a randomised trial., J. Hosp. Infect., 2009, 71, 3, 234-238, doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.11.023.