New hand hygiene bundle aims to curb outbreaks in mental health wards
NCT ID NCT07607145
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a tailored hand hygiene bundle and non-alcohol hand sanitizer for VA mental health units, where sinks and alcohol rubs are limited for safety. Researchers will observe hand hygiene compliance among 4 VA mental health workers. The goal is to reduce infection transmission in these settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Non-alcohol based hand sanitizer
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer way to improve hand hygiene in mental health settings, reducing outbreaks like norovirus.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (4 participants) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is about behavior change, not a new drug.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
RECRUITINGHines, Illinois, 60141-3030, United States
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Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52246-2292, United States
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Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309, United States
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William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53705-2254, United States
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