Occupational hand dermatitis Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
To explore our research question, we propose to invite either clinical or non-clinical staff from three different Trusts who are at risk of developing occupational hand dermatitis because of their wor
Sponsors
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. NHS staff (clinical and non-clinical) who are at increased risk of developing occupational hand dermatitis, here defined as staff who on average wash their hands with soap and water for a minimum of 10 times a day at work. Examples of staff we will include are nurses (with the exception of ICU nurses - as this occupational group were part of the original SCIN study), operating department practitioners, mortuary staff, clinical scientists and bench staff working in laboratories. We will aim at recruiting participants representing different skin phototypes . 2. Additionally, to be eligible participants will need to employed by the participating NHS organisation AND have access to a smart phone or tablet device for the purpose of taking and sending in hand photographs. 3. All participants must be aged 16-80 years and have a valid NHS email address to be eligible for entry into the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Individuals with current dermatitis as diagnosed by a medical practitioner 2. Individuals who have used topical steroid cream to their hands in the past 6 weeks 3. Visiting or temporary personnel who are undertaking duties on NHS premises including students on placements 4. Contractors and anyone not directly employed by the participating NHS organisation 5. Individuals on long term sick leave (4 weeks or longer)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The specificity, positive and negative predictive value of the screening questionnaire taken at one time point (baseline) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| There are no secondary outcome measures | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom, Wales
Contacts
Public ContactVaughan Parsons
Outcome results
None listed