Stop Needlestick injuries: AMC Safety Project

Effectiveness of a workshop and introduction of safety needles on incidence of needlestick injuries and behavioral change with respect to the use of needles among health care workers in an academic hospital.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28951

Enrollment

796

Registered

2008-03-10

Start date

2006-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Needlestick injuries (risk of infection with HIV, Hepatitis B or C for health care workers (and patients)) Prikincidenten, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, workshop, HIV, gezondheidszorg medewerkers

Interventions

1) ‘Workshop’ consisting of an interactive powerpoint presentation during 1 hour with information exchange about prevalence, causes, risks and prevention of needle stick injuries 2) ‘Workshop and in

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion of healthcare workers using needles at wards of one academic hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Population not at risk for needlestick injuries

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
½-year incidence of needlestick injuries	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Behavioural change with respect to the safety measures when using needles	—

Contacts

Public ContactMonique Frings-Dresen

Academic Medical Center (AMC), Coronel Institute for occupational and Environmental Health, P.O. Box 22660

m.frings@amc.uva.nl+31 (0)20 5665325 / +31 (0)20 5665385

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)