Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients (CHAMPs)

Part of paid clinical trials in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sponsor
Case Western Reserve University
Study ID
NCT05866393
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Aging
  • Pathogen Transmission
  • Patient Participation

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
65 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients — BEHAVIORAL
    Use of a patient-smart hand sanitation dispenser that provides reminders that are non-beeping reminders.

Study Details

This study proposes the novel use of a bedrail-affixed technology-based patient hand hygiene system with verbal and visual reminders to improve hospitalized older adults' self-management of hand hygiene practice, which in return reduces harmful germs found on older adult's hands that lead to infections.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 17, 2023
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
May 15, 2026
Completion
Oct 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
250 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • No Intervention: Usual Care
    Based on the literature reviewed and previous studies, the enrollment and the control group (Group 1- Usual Care) will begin within 24 hours of participants' admission to medical surgical units (4A, 4B, 5A, 5B- Cleveland VA and 9B, 9C, 11C, 7A MetroHealth). Data collection times are: the day of admission (Baseline, Day 0-1) and Day 3-4 between 2pm and 5pm. Participants will be consented for the research study staff to collect swabs for their nares on Day 0-1 and Day 3-4 and their hands at admission Day 0-1 and Day 3-4. No education or hand hygiene products will be provided. It is established that at both institutions a lemon towelette packet is provided with each meal.
  • Experimental: Clean Hands Accessible and Manageable for Patients
    CHAMPs participants will receive a patient hand-sanitation system attached via an R-shape clip to the bed rail. After it is placed on the bed rail, the personalized verbal electronic audio reminder with the RA's voice to insert the participants' name, " \_\_\_\_ it is (breakfast, lunch, dinner) time, please clean your hands." The times will be within an hour window of 7 a.m., noon, and 5 p.m. The CHAMPs system will be labeled "For Patient Use Only." The times were chosen around meal times because these times also are similar to around the time when medications are being administered. The hands can be a vector for germs to the face and mouth as shown in the literature. On Day 3 or 4 whichever comes later without anticipated discharge, the Interventionist will provide the evaluation of intervention questionnaires, clean the system turn it in to the project manager to retrieve SD card which contains the month, day, time, and number of system usages.

Primary Outcome Measure

Patient Hand Contamination Presence/Absence with Select Pathogens at Baseline [ Time Frame: Day 0 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Lous Stokes Cleveland VA Medical CenterClevelandOhio44106
Curtis Donskey, MD
[email protected]
216-791-3800
Jennifer Cadnum, BA
[email protected]
2167913800
Curtis Donskey, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
MetroHealth Medical CenterClevelandOhio44109
Amy Ray, MD
[email protected]
216-778-5709
Amy Ray, MD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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