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A study to evaluate understanding, acceptance and application of hand hygiene measures in patients at KIMS Bhubaneswar

Evaluation of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hand hygiene practices among inpatients of KIMS Bhubaneswar- a preliminary study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/05/025066
Enrollment
100
Registered
2020-05-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: WHO hand hygiene practice training: A multimodal package of informational and motivational material will be implemented, including e.g. posters, brochures and video presentations for pa

Sponsors

Dr Pradipta Das
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Adult patients over 18 years age of either gender admitted in the KIMS Hospital, Bhubaneswar Surgical wards and giving written informed consent to participate in the study. 2.Willing to comply with all study related procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients unable to realize the hand hygiene concept, e.g. due to lack of understanding, and not able to follow the study procedure. 2.Patients not willing to co-operate or do not give consent. 3.Patients with mental confusion or advanced dementia. 4.Patient with depression or schizophrenia

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in total scores of the knowledge attitude and practice of the inpatients of surgical ward of KIMS, Bhubaneswar before and after the WHO hand hygiene trainingTimepoint: Day 0 and Day 7

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Implementation and acceptance of hand hygiene practice in health care workers in surgical wards of KIMS BhubaneswarTimepoint: Day 0 Day 180

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pardipta Das

Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences

dr.pradiptadas@yahoo.co.in

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026