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Detection of nickel in hospital equipments.

Evaluation for the presence of Nickel in hospital equipment by Dimethyl Glyoxime Spot test(DMG Spot test). - This is not a human related study but rather hospital equipments will be tested for nickel amounts by spot test.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/07/071721
Enrollment
300
Registered
2024-07-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L230- Allergic contact dermatitis due tometals

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIl

Sponsors

Shirsat Pranjali Bhalchandra
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Commonly used hospital devices and equipment like Stethoscopes, thermometers, forceps, artery clamp, IV stand, instruments tray, bowls, kidney dishes, wheel chairs, walkers, sticks, hospital beds, needles, metal chairs, metal railings.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Metal equipment in the hospital that do not come in contact with patients. Newer equipment bought less than 6 months back (as nickel release is more with older surfaces).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To test for presence of appreciable amount of nickel in common hospital equipment which routinely come in contact with patient , using Dimethylglyoxime (DMG) spot test.Timepoint: At the time of testing—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess whether nickel ( a common metal responsible for contact dermatitis) is consistently present in areas in contact with patients, i.e. bed railing, hand railing, steel chair etc. by means of Dimethylglyoxime (DMG) spot testTimepoint: After the test results and interpretation of data.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShirsat Pranjali Bhalchandra

KMC Manipal

drsmithaprabhu@yahoo.com9448910972

Outcome results

None listed

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