A Randomized Controlled Trial of a School Disinfection and Hand Hygiene Program

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00514670

Enrollment

285

Registered

2007-08-10

Start date

2006-03-31

Completion date

2006-05-31

Last updated

2007-08-10

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Conditions

Gastrointestinal Diseases, Respiratory Infections

Keywords

Prevention of gastrointestinal and respiratory illness

Brief summary

The objective of the trial is to assess the impact of a disinfection and hand hygiene program on absenteeism in elementary school classrooms. Students in intervention classrooms will use alcohol-based hand sanitizers at school, and their classrooms will be disinfected using quaternary ammonium wipes. We hypothesize that the use of disinfectants and hand hygiene products in elementary school classrooms will reduce absenteeism.

Interventions

OTHERAlcohol-based hand sanitizer & quaternary ammonium wipes

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Member of a designated elementary school classroom in the Avon school system

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Absenteeism rate due to gastrointestinal or respiratory illness during the study period.	8 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Bacterial colony counts and the presence of selected viruses on classroom surfaces.	8 weeks

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026