Disinfection of tablet pcs with Isopropanol wipes following a standardized and interactive disinfection guide where the devices were deployed in a clinical setting compared to a non-clinical setting

Disinfection of tablet pcs with Isopropanol wipes following a standardized and interactive disinfection guide where the devices were deployed in a clinical setting compared to a non-clinical setting - deBac

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004726

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-26

Start date

2011-08-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Microbiological load after disinfection

Interventions

Group 1: 10 new iPads were randomly deployed to members of the nursing staff of 10 clinical wards, to be used in a clinical setting over a period of 4 weeks. A pre-installed interactive disinfection a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthy participants, employees of the University, filled out informed consent form, age over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients, study personal, age below 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Count of Colony Forming Units (CFU) after standardized disinfection with isopropanol wipes evaluated at 13 locations of the front and back side using contact agar plates after usage over 4 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Count of Colony Forming Units (CFU) after cleaning with a int-free cloth and without any cleaning attempt evaluated at 13 locations of the front and back side using contact agar plates after usage over 4 weeks.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactUrs-Vito Albrecht

Peter L. Reichertz Institut für Medizinische Informatik der Technischen Universität Braunschweig und der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Hannover

albrecht.urs-vito@mh-hannover.de05115323508

Outcome results

None listed

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