An interventional study of Hand washing with soap and water and Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub in Infections, sponsored by Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Suspended at 1 site in Finland. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-27.
Sponsored by Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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.
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare is the lead sponsor of 43 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.
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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
No specific advice on hand hygiene. The effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections.
Behavioral: Control
Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Behavioral: Hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water
Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections
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
Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease
Time frame: 8 weeks
Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease.
Time frame: 8 weeks
This study is suspended, as verified in Aug 2018. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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