Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU

Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU and the Effectiveness of an Antimicrobial Gel in Reducing Transmission to the Hands

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01560936

Enrollment

Registered

2012-03-22

Start date

2012-06-30

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2018-08-16

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Conditions

Bacterial Contamination Rate of the Cell Phones

Keywords

bacterial contamination

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the contamination rate of the parents cell phone in a newborn intensive care setting and identify the types of bacteria contaminating the cell phone as well as evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from the cell phone to the parents hands.

Detailed description

J Perinatol. 2013 Dec;33(12):960-3. doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.108. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

13 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Parents with a cell phone

Exclusion criteria

* Parents that do not have a cell phone

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Determine contamination rate of parents cellphone in the NICU and identify types of bacteria on cell phones while evaluating the effectiveness of antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from cellphone to parents hands.	contamination rate through bacterial swabs

Countries

United States

Outcome results