N/A
Completed N=683
STOPFLU: Is it Possible to Reduce the Number of Days Off in Office Work by Improved Hand-hygiene?
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00821509 ↗Enrolled (actual)
683
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2012
Primary outcomePrimary: Cumulative Number of Reported Days-off Episodes in the Arm Due to Own Infectious Disease Over the Total Number of Follow-up Weeks in the Arm — 625; 418; 405 sick-leave episodes — p=0.004
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 is not known if similar interventions would have the desired effect in a regular office work. This study is aiming to investigate this possibility by recruiting volunteers from several companies in the Helsinki Region. The two intervention groups will receive detailed instructions e.g. for proper coughing and sneezing, and for regular cleaning of hands with either standard liquid soap or with alcohol-based gel rubbing. Third group will serve as the control and is advised not to change their previous behaviour in this respect. The participants will report weekly possible RTI or GTI symptoms and related days off through internet. The study is planned to run about 18 months to cover the seasonal variation of the epidemics of the causative different viruses.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Cumulative Number of Reported Days-off Episodes in the Arm Due to Own Infectious Disease Over the Total Number of Follow-up Weeks in the Arm |
625; 418; 405 | 0.004 sig |
| PRIMARY Cumulative Number of Reported Episodes of Infectious Disease in the Arm Over the Total Number of Follow-up Weeks in the Arm |
1451; 1288; 1214 | 0.04 sig |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Volunteers working in defined units
Exclusion Criteria
- Persons with open wounds or chronic eczema in hands
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00821509). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.