The Impact of Enhanced Cleaning of the Environmental Surfaces on the Bacterial Contamination at the Intensive Care Units

The Impact of Enhanced Cleaning of the Environmental Surfaces on the Bacterial Contamination at the Intensive Care Units of the Neurosurgery Department in Alexandria Main University Hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202402531001186

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-15

Start date

2020-09-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

hospital acquired infections Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

applying enhanced cleaning technique on the environmental surfaces

routine cleaning team

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: healthcare workers "cleaning workers and nurses," who are responsible for cleaning and disinfecting the ICU rooms in the neurosurgical department of faculty of medicine at the Alexandria main university hospital

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: healthcare workers outside the ICU rooms in the neurosurgical department of faculty of medicine

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We measured the total aerobic bacterial counts (TACC) on the environmental surfaces.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
decrease in the rate of hospital acquired infections in the ICU	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactnermine hamed

fellow in Alexandria university hospitals

nermine.hamed@alexu.edu.eg+201225927114

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026