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Testing virucidal efficacy of alcohol based hand disinfectant and the transfer ratio of virus from hand to environmental fomites.

Testing virucidal efficacy of alcohol based hand disinfectant and the transfer ratio of virus from hand to environmental fomites. - Testing virucidal efficacy hand disinfectant

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON37609
Enrollment
10
Registered
2012-06-29
Start date
2012-07-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

het gaat niet om aandoeningen

Interventions

Hands from test persons, where part of the finger tips are artificially contaminated with norovirus will be treated with 'hand rubs' (according to the manufacturer's instructions). Traditional handw

Sponsors

Wageningen Universiteit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ten persons, employees and/or students, (no cuts and/or abrasions on fingers and not pregnant) will be randomly selected from the persons working in the WUR buildings located at the Dreijen (Wageningen) that answered the inviting email. Both males and females will be included. A form with questions about dermatological disorders will be used for inclusion/exclusion. The persons mentioned under C8, Wilma Hazeleger and Rijkelt Beumer, will be responsible for inclusion/exclusion. Test persons will be checked about 15 min before start of the experiments on dermatological disorders. A final check just before the start of the experiments (within 5 min) will be done by the researcher (Era Tuladhar).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: dermatological disorders: cuts, lesions, infections, eczema, psoriasis, and being pregnant

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The counts of noroviruses on finger tips, direct after application and after the use of 'hand rubs' or the washing of hands with soap and water give an indication if there is a difference between both methods or not.

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)