Reducing contamination of computer keyboards on hospital wards

Testing software compliance management of Esterline® Medigenic® Keyboard and assessment of the microbiological efficacy of photolytic keyboards in the clinical ward environment: randomised comparisons with routine manual cleaning

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN09270496

Enrollment

Registered

2012-05-15

Start date

2012-05-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Hospital-acquired infection Infections and Infestations Nosocomial condition

Interventions

Software installed that shows a box on the screen when keyboard not cleaned for 12 hours and photolytic coating applied to other keyboards that reduces contamination when exposed to standard artificia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. No patients 2. Flat Medigenic keyboards on a general surgical ward and critical care unit are included if in the patient area

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Standard raised key keyboards

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Total viable count of bacteria on keyboard surface at fixed time each day during trial	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of hospital pathogens [Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), coliforms, enterococci]	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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