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New hand hygiene bundle aims to curb outbreaks in mental health wards

NCT ID NCT07607145

Disease control Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times

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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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 4 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jun 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A government agency

The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 90 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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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: * VA mental health care workers on inpatient mental health units * Quality improvement staff including infection control Exclusion Criteria: * Outpatient care settings

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Patient Compliance

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hand hygiene compliance

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

    RECRUITING

    Hines, Illinois, 60141-3030, United States

  • Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA

    RECRUITING

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52246-2292, United States

  • Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

    RECRUITING

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309, United States

  • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI

    RECRUITING

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53705-2254, United States

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