Teaching healthcare workers about emergency virus protection: will it stick?
NCT ID NCT07330427
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study at Aswan University Hospital in Egypt will give 340 healthcare workers special training on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) — the steps to take right after accidental contact with blood or body fluids that might carry HIV, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C. Researchers will measure the workers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices before and after the training to see if education makes a difference. The goal is to improve how well healthcare workers protect themselves after an on-the-job exposure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Health education sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple education programs help healthcare workers better protect themselves after accidental exposure to blood-borne viruses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-hospital study measuring knowledge changes, not actual infection rates. Results may not apply to other settings, and improved knowledge doesn't always change real-world behavior.
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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 340 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2026
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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19 to 55 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: 1. HCWs at the selected departments (physicians, nurses and housekeepers). 2. Age \>18 years old and below 60 years old in both Genders. 3. HCWs which have direct contact with blood and body fluids. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Age\<18 years old and above 60 years old. 2. Non-medical staff at Aswan university hospital. 3. Health care workers which have no contact with blood or body fluids.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aswan faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGAswān, Egypt
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