425048
Last Update Posted: 2009-02-10
Recruiting has ended
All Genders accepted | 18 Years-30 Years |
40 Estimated Participants | No Expanded Access |
Observational Study | Accepts healthy volunteers |
Does Gloved Medical Personnel Scratch Less Often?
Unconscious touching of a person's own head or neck (for example by scratching) is a frequently observed and completely normal physiological movement pattern in humans, which when done by medical personnel attending a patient poses a high risk of unconscious self-contamination, even of an already disinfected hand, and of subsequent contamination of the patient. However, as compared to an ungloved hand, a gloved hand is felt to be "foreign," which could reduce the frequency of self-contact and thus the contamination rate.
Wearing protective gloves is highly recommended in medical practice. The purpose of this study is to explore how wearing, or not wearing, protective gloves affects
- the frequency of unconscious self-contact
- contamination of the gloved/ungloved hand
Eligibility
Relevant conditions:
Hygiene
Equipment Contamination
Health Education
If you aren't sure if you meet the criteria above speak to your healthcare professional. Criteria may be updated but not reflected here, do not hesitate to contact the trial if you think are close to fitting criteria.
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