Evaluation of Body-worn Multimodal Hand Hygiene System. Impact on Health-Care Associated Infections (Sprixx-ICU)

June 22, 2011 updated by: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Real Time Deployment of Multimodal Personal Dispenser Hand Hygiene System in a Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit.

Evaluate the efficacy of a multimodal hand hygiene system in the intensive care unit environment and evaluate any impact on health care associated infections.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Deploy and utilize a novel body worn hand hygiene system that incorporates provider and group specific feedback allowing hand hygiene to occur directly within the patient environment. We hypothesize that by improving provider hand hygiene we will reduce health-care associated infection rates.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2954

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New Hampshire
      • Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756
        • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Intensive Care Unit Patients Multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All ICU patients

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is not in an ICU at our Institution

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Sprixx Device Group
Treatment group utilizing multimodal hand hygiene device
Device: Body worn alcohol gel dispenser
Records hand hygiene events of provider and tabulates on the group level.
Drug: 62% ethanol based hand cleanser
CDC based guidelines with regard to utilization in the health care environment "the nest"
Behavioral: Educational component with regard to teaching CDC guidelines
12 minute education prior to deploying device for all providers.
Behavioral: Provider and group feedback
Provide feedback with regard to expected hand hygiene goals to providers and reported anonymous group results based on recorded information.
Standard Hand Hygiene Group
Utilizing wall mounted dispensers and CDC based guidelines.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Reduction in healthcare associated infections (CRBSI and VAP)
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Time to infections Hospital mortality Length of stay
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborators

Harbor Medical Inc.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Matthew D. Koff, M.D. M.S., Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
  • Principal Investigator: Randy L Loftus, M.D., Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • Anesthesiology 2008; 109 A54 ASA Abstracts

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 14, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 23, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 22, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20655-ICU extension

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