Infections
Conditions
Keywords
Hand Hygiene, Communicable Diseases, Prevention
Brief summary
In this study the investigators aim to elucidate the possibility to reduce occurrence of infectious diseases in a garrison with enhanced and guided hand hygiene. The investigators will study occurrence and transmission of infections. In addition, the investigators will find out the causative agents of infections in a garrison with virological analyses of naso-pharyngeal and fecal specimens. The costs of lost service days and other expenses due to infectious diseases will be evaluated with a cost analysis study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHand washing with soap and water
Can infections be prevented by hand washing with soap and water
BEHAVIORALHand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub
Can infections be prevented by hand cleaning with alcohol-containing hand rub. Effect of intervention is assessed by following occurrence of infections
BEHAVIORALControl
Sponsors
Finnish Defense Forces
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* willingness to attend to the study
Exclusion criteria
* skin diseases which prevent using hand disinfectants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of infection episodes during basic training period. The periods when a person has been in duty in spite of the infection will be included. | 8 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of distinct infection episodes due to infectious disease | 8 weeks |
| Length of distinct absence episodes due to infectious disease. | 8 weeks |
Countries
Finland
Outcome results
None listed