Trial document
This trial has been registered retrospectively.
DRKS00010960
Trial Description
Title
Psychologically optimised hand hygiene promotion (PSYGIENE): a cluster-randomised trial
Trial Acronym
PSYGIENE
URL of the Trial
https://www.mh-hannover.de/medpsycho-projekte.html
Brief Summary in Lay Language
In the PSYGIENE-study, psychologically optimised interventions to promote hand hygiene of physicians and nurses to prevent nosocomial infections are examined in a situation in which on the 10 intensive care and two hematopoietic stem cell transplantation units at Hannover Medical School (MHH), compliance (i.e. following hand hygiene rules) have decreased after initial successes of the nation- and MHH-wide German "Clear Care is Safer Care"-campaign (ASH), which had been implemented since 2008. In this relapse situation, psychological factors relevant for compliance, such as individual beliefs and action plans, are identified on the aforementioned 12 wards and analysed in terms of strengths and weaknesses on six of the wards. In 2013, on these six wards feedback discussions with ward managers and educational sessions for physicians and nurses are tailored with regard to the wards' strengths and weaknesses, and implemented. On the other six wards, the standard ASH-campaign is implemented. It is assumed that the tailored interventions would lead to higher and more sustainable rebounds in hand hygiene compliance.
Brief Summary in Scientific Language
Hand hygiene (HH) is considered to be the most effective measure to prevent nosocomial infections (NI). At the same time, surveillance data show that even on intensive care units (ICU), which are affected by the highest NI-rates (prevalence in Germany: 19%, at Hannover Medical School [MHH]: 28%), compliance is suboptimal. Also, there is a lack of knowledge on how to deal with relapses such as those experienced on the 10 ICU and two hematopoietic stem cell transplantation units at MHH after initial successes of the German "Clean Care is Safer Care"-campaign (ASH). The PSYGIENE-study, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Health (project-ID: INFEKT-019), analyses whether interventions tailored to wards based on the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) lead to (more) sustainable rebounds of hand hygiene compliance. In a cluster-randomized controlled trial, problem-focused interviews with responsible ward physicians and head nurses and a written questionnaire survey are conducted and, on the basis of these HAPA-data, education sessions for physicians and nurses and feedback discussions with ward managers tailored to and implemented on six of the aforementioned wards. In the active control arm with the other six wards, the standard ASH is implemented. Compliance observations adhere to WHO-/ASH-standards. Compliance rates in 2014 and 2015 are the primary endpoints.
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Organizational Data
- DRKS00010960
- 2016/08/19
- 2016/08/18
- yes
- Approved
- 1434-2012, Ethikkommission der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
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Health Condition or Problem studied
- Nosocomial infections
Interventions/Observational Groups
- Psychologically tailored feedback discussions with management personnel and education sessions with physicians and nurses of six intensive care/haematopoietic stem cell transplantation units at Hannover Medical School, using behaviour change techniques (tailoring based on empirically assessed factors relevant for hand hygiene compliance according to the Health Action Process Approach).
- German "Clean Care is Safer Care"-campaign (educational sessions for physicians and nurses of of six intensive care/haematopoietic stem cell transplantation units at Hannover Medical School)
Characteristics
- Interventional
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- Randomized controlled trial
- Blinded
- patient/subject
- Active control (effective treament of control group)
- Prevention
- Other
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- N/A
Primary Outcome
Ward-specific hand hygiene compliance rates 2014-2015: Hand hygiene compliance with guidelines based on WHO-concept "Five Moments for Hand Hygiene), assessed using the German translation of the respective observation sheet (German Clean Care is Safer Care-campaign) by internally trained nurses and hygiene specialists (in training) during specific time slots in the course of each calendar year.
Secondary Outcome
Changes in ward-specific hand hygiene compliance rates (assessments see above, Primary outcome) over time, and multiresistant pathogens (colonisations and infections), assessed following the procedures defined by the German nosocomial infection surveillance system (KISS).
Countries of Recruitment
- Germany
Locations of Recruitment
- University Medical Center
Recruitment
- Actual
- 2013/06/08
- 1087
- Monocenter trial
- National
Inclusion Criteria
- Both, male and female
- no minimum age
- no maximum age
Additional Inclusion Criteria
Employed or working as physician or nurse on one of the study wards.
Exclusion Criteria
None
Addresses
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene
- Ms. Prof. Dr. med. Iris F. Chaberny
- Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
- 30625 Hannover
- Germany
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Forschungs- und Lehreinheit Medizinische Psychologie
- Mr. PD Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Thomas von Lengerke
- Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
- 30625 Hannover
- Germany
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- +49 (0)511 532 4214
- lengerke.thomas at mh-hannover.de
- http://www.mh-hannover.de/medpsycho.html
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Institut für Epidemiologie, Sozialmedizin und Gesundheitssystemforschung
- Mr. Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dipl.-Volksw. Christian Krauth
- Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1
- 30625 Hannover
- Germany
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- +49 (0)511 532 5347
- krauth.christian at mh-hannover.de
- https://www.mh-hannover.de/epi.html
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- Universitätsklinikum Leipzig – AöR, Institut für Hygiene / Krankenhaushygiene
- Ms. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Iris F. Chaberny
- Johannisallee 34, Haus L
- 04103 Leipzig
- Germany
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- +49 (0)341 97 15609
- iris.chaberny at medizin.uni-leipzig.de
- http://hygiene.uniklinikum-leipzig.de/
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- Universitätsklinikum Leipzig – AöR, Institut für Hygiene / Krankenhaushygiene
- Ms. Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Iris F. Chaberny
- Johannisallee 34, Haus L
- 04103 Leipzig
- Germany
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- +49 (0)341 97 15609
- iris.chaberny at medizin.uni-leipzig.de
- http://hygiene.uniklinikum-leipzig.de/
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Sources of Monetary or Material Support
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- Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
- Friedrichstr. 108
- 10117 Berlin
- Germany
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Status
- Recruiting complete, follow-up complete
- 2016/02/11
Trial Publications, Results and other Documents
- von Lengerke T, Lutze B, Krauth C, Lange K, Stahmeyer JT, Chaberny IF. In Reply [Correspondence]. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017;114(18):329
- von Lengerke T, Lutze B, Krauth C, Lange K, Stahmeyer JT, Chaberny IF. Promoting hand hygiene compliance: PSYGIENE—a cluster-randomized controlled trial of tailored interventions. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017; 114(3):29-36
- Stahmeyer JT, Lutze B, von Lengerke T, Chaberny IF, Krauth C. Hand hygiene in intensive care units: a matter of time? J Hosp Infect 2017;95(4):338-43
- Lutze B, Chaberny IF, Graf K, Krauth C, Lange K, Schwadtke L, Stahmeyer J, von Lengerke T. Intensive care physicians' and nurses' perception that hand hygiene prevents pathogen transmission: Belief strength and associations with other cognitive factors. J Health Psychol 2017;22(1):89-100
- von Lengerke T, Lutze B, Graf K, Krauth C, Lange K, Schwadtke L, Stahmeyer J, Chaberny IF. Psychosocial determinants of self-reported hand hygiene behaviour: a survey comparing physicians and nurses in intensive care units. J Hosp Infect 2015;91(1):59-67