An interventional study of Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training with Glo Germ in Hand Hygiene Compliance, Hand Hygiene Effectiveness and Hand Hygiene, sponsored by Powiślańska Academy of Applied Sciences. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 55 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-11.
Sponsored by Powiślańska Academy of Applied Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This single-group quasi-experimental study will evaluate the effectiveness and durability of a fluorescent hand hygiene training program for first-year nursing students at a Polish university. Students will complete the WHO Hand Hygiene Knowledge Questionnaire and undergo Glo Germ-based fluorescent assessment of handwashing technique at baseline, immediately after the training, approximately two weeks later, at the end of the first semester, and just before their first clinical placements. The primary objective is to determine whether the training improves and sustains hand hygiene technique quality over time, while secondary objectives include changes in hand hygiene knowledge and the relationship between knowledge and technique
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Behavioral: Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training with Glo Germ
First-year nursing students receive a standardized fluorescent hand hygiene training session using Glo Germ lotion and UV light. The session includes a brief review of WHO hand hygiene indications, demonstration of proper handwashing technique, application of fluorescent lotion, handwashing by the student, and visual feedback of missed areas under UV illumination. Students repeat handwashing until adequate coverage is achieved. This training is delivered early in the first semester and its effects are assessed at immediate, short-term, semester-end, and pre-clinical time points
Quality of hand hygiene technique assessed with fluorescent Glo Germ
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-training, approximately 2 weeks post-training, end of first semester, and just before first clinical placements
Quality of hand hygiene technique assessed with fluorescent Glo Germ
Hand hygiene technique will be evaluated at five time points using Glo Germ fluorescent lotion and UV light. After applying fluorescent lotion, students wash their hands as usual; residual fluorescence indicating missed areas is recorded by the investigator on a standardized checklist (e.g., fingertips, thumbs, interdigital spaces, dorsal surfaces). The primary outcome will be the proportion of students achieving adequate technique (no or minimal missed areas) and changes in individual technique scores over time
Time frame: Baseline, immediately post-training, approximately 2 weeks post-training, end of first semester, and just before first clinical placements
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Start is estimated for Oct 2026; primary completion for Jun 2027, 8 months later.
Of 741 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Behavior, half reached primary completion within 14 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32. This study's planned 8 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 757 studies reached it within 13 months; a quarter within 5 and three quarters within 32.
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