Hand Hygiene Intervention Study in Finnish Garrison (VirusFight)

August 23, 2018 updated by: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Can Intensified Hand Hygiene Decrease Morbidity and Lost Service Days in a Garrison

In this study the investigators aim to elucidate the possibility to reduce occurrence of infectious diseases in a garrison with enhanced and guided hand hygiene. The investigators will study occurrence and transmission of infections. In addition, the investigators will find out the causative agents of infections in a garrison with virological analyses of naso-pharyngeal and fecal specimens. The costs of lost service days and other expenses due to infectious diseases will be evaluated with a cost analysis study.

Study Overview

Status

Suspended

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1120

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Finland
      • Kouvola, Finland, 46140
        • Vekaranjärvi garrison

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • willingness to attend to the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants

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

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: arm 2
Hand washing with soap and water according to instructions. The effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections.
Behavioral: Hand washing with soap and water
Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water
Placebo Comparator: arm 0
No specific advice on hand hygiene. The effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections.
Behavioral: Control
Active Comparator: Arm 3
Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Behavioral: Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of infection episodes during basic training period. The periods when a person has been in duty in spite of the infection will be included.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks
Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease.
Time Frame: 8 weeks
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Collaborators

Finnish Defense Forces

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 27, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 27, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • THL/81/6.05.00/2012

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