Can a cartoon teach children the correct way to wash their hands?
NCT ID NCT07799181
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether an animated video can improve handwashing skills in primary school students. Researchers will measure hand hygiene accuracy with a special scanner before and after the lesson, comparing students who watch the video with those who do not. The study aims to see if digital education can help children learn and keep proper handwashing habits over three months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- An animated digital hand hygiene education program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to teach children proper handwashing, potentially reducing infections in schools.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with 52 students, so results may not apply broadly. The effect may fade over time, and the study does not measure actual infection rates.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 52 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Children who have agreed to take part in the study and whose parents have signed a written consent form * Children with intact skin * Children without any physical, emotional or behavioural health issues that would prevent them from washing their hands Exclusion Criteria: * Children who have had an allergic reaction to the solution * Children who were absent from school on the day the animation was shown and handwashing took place, and who did not take part in the screening tests
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