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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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PACTR |
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Last refreshed on:
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29 April 2013 |
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Main ID: |
PACTR201206000387125 |
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Date of registration:
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31/05/2012 |
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Primary sponsor: |
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Public title:
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Hand hygiene
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Scientific title:
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Effect of alcohol-based hand rub use by home-based caregivers on child health in a rural informal settlement: a double blinded randomised controlled trial |
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Date of first enrolment:
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2012-05-21 |
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Target sample size:
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140 |
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Recruitment status: |
Closed to recruitment: follow up complete |
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URL:
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HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR201206000387125 |
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Study type:
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interventional |
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Study design:
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Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,
Randomised,
Every second clinic attendee was sampled if they fit the inclusion criteria and included in the study if they agreed to participate,
Participants were given the same interventions aside from hand rubs - hand rubs were bar coded externally, and the person providing the hand rubs was blind to their difference,
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Countries of recruitment
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South Africa
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Contacts
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Name:
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Cathleen
Solomons |
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Address:
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TC Newman
7655
Paarl
South Africa |
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Telephone:
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(o21) 8624520 |
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Email:
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clsolomon@pgwc.gov.za |
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Affiliation:
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Area Manager |
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Name:
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Frederick
Marais |
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Address:
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Tygerberg Hospital
7499
Tygerberg
South Africa |
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Telephone:
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(021) 9385053 |
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Email:
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maraisfck@sun.ac.za |
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Affiliation:
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mentor |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Adult home-based caregivers (parent and main caregivers aged 18 years and above of children attending Phola Park who are:
a) under 5 years of age
b) Living in Phola Park
c) Planning to continue residing in Phola Park for the duration of the study
Exclusion criteria: Adult home-based caregivers of children under 5 years of age who are:
a) Being treated for diarrhoea and respiratory infections
b) Placed in custody because the biological parent could not care for them
Age minimum:
1 Day
Age maximum:
5 Year
Gender:
Both
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea
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Primary Outcome(s)
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To assess the hand hygiene knowledge and application thereof by the main home-based caregivers of children under 5 years.
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To assess whether knowledge and practices of hand hygiene among the home-based caregivers have changed six months after the implementation of the intervention.
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To determine whether the outcome differs between the control and study group.
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Secondary ID(s)
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N11/11/319
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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PNMedical
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