Status:
COMPLETED
STOPFLU: Is it Possible to Reduce the Number of Days Off in Office Work by Improved Hand-hygiene?
Lead Sponsor:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Collaborating Sponsors:
Finnish Work Environment Fund
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Conditions:
Respiratory Infection
Gastroenteritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Improved hand hygiene is known to reduce transmission of both respiratory (RTI) and gastrointestinal infections (GTI) under "semi-closed" conditions such as hospitals, day-care centres and schools. It...
Detailed Description
It is common knowledge that both respiratory tract infections (RTI) and gastrointestinal infections (GTI) cause a large part of short periods of days off from work, day care and school. In addition, b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Volunteers working in defined units
Exclusion
- Persons with open wounds or chronic eczema in hands
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
683 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00821509
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
March 8 2012
Active Locations (1)
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National Institute for Health and Wellfare (THL)
Helsinki, Finland, 00271