Wet Time for a Foam Hand Sanitizer
Condition: Hand Hygiene Effectiveness
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 4

Summary: 
      Hand sanitizers are a standard of hygiene requirements. They must be effective at reducing
      germ count on the hands while ideally providing emollients to moisturize the skin after use.
      Spectrum™ Advanced Hand Sanitizer Foam (70%) (hereby referred to as Spectrum Advanced Foam)
      kills over 99.99% of germs within 15 seconds while boasting double digit increases in hand
      moisture after two weeks of use.

      In 2002 and 2009 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health
      Organization (WHO) published guidance that hands should remain wet for at least 15 seconds
      while being rubbed together after application of an alcohol-based hand rub, though the
      recommendations do not specify the volume of product to be apply.

      This study will evaluate the "wet time" of Spectrum Advanced Foam, which will be defined as
      the length of time in which the sanitizer foam stays wet on the hands while the participant
      rubs their hands with the foam sanitizer. The participant will first be asked to wash and dry
      their hands. Participants will review the appropriate hand sanitizer application steps, as
      detailed by the WHO guidance. Then, a 1.0 milliliter (mL) or 1.4 mL aliquot of Spectrum
      Advanced Foam will be dispensed from an automated dispenser to the participant's hands. The
      participant will be asked to rub their hands together following the WHO method for hand
      sanitizer application until they declare the product has dried sufficiently for the donning
      of medical gloves. Study personnel will measure the wet time of Spectrum Advanced foam using
      a stopwatch.
    

Detailed description: 
      Hand sanitizers are a standard of hygiene requirements. They must be effective at reducing
      germ count on the hands while ideally providing emollients to moisturize the skin after use.
      In 2002 and 2009 the CDC and WHO published guidances that hands should remain wet for at
      least 15 seconds while being rubbed together after application of an alcohol-based hand rub,
      though the recommendations do not specify the volume of product to be apply. The CDC
      specifically recommends applying alcohol-based hand sanitizers by applying the
      manufacturer-recommended amount of sanitizer directly to the palm of one hand and then
      rubbing the hands together. The sanitizer must entirely cover the surfaces of both hands and
      all fingers while rubbing the hands together until the product has dried. The goal of this
      study is to evaluate the "wet time" of Spectrum Advanced Foam, which will be defined in this
      study as the length of time in which the foam sanitizer stays wet on the hands while the
      participant rubs their hands with the foam sanitizer.
    

Intervention name(s): Alcohol hand sanitizer foam
Intervention type(s): Drug
Intervention description(s): 1mL of alcohol foam hand sanitizer automatically dispensed into hands, spread over hands and rubbed until dry.
Other Name: Medline Spectrum™ Advanced Hand Sanitizer Foam (70%)
Intervention MeSH terms: Hand Sanitizers
Intervention model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary purpose: Other