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Tailor VHA HH Bundle for Acute Mental Health Care
Tailor the Evidence-based Practice Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Hand Hygiene (HH) Bundle for Acute Mental Health Care Settings and Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance (QUE 25-023)
Who can join
Ages 18 to 90 · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * VA mental health care workers on inpatient mental health units * Quality improvement staff including infection control Exclusion Criteria: * Outpatient care settings
About the study
Mental health settings are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks and transmission due to infectious pathogens like norovirus. This occurs since access to soap and water (sinks) is limited for safety reasons and alcohol hand rub is not available outside patient rooms because of concerns for ingestion and fire. Thus, novel hand hygiene improvement interventions are needed in mental health settings including new hand hygiene bundles tailored to VHA mental health settings and novel alcohol-free hand rubs that are safe for installation and use in mental health settings. Non-alcohol hand rub has been approved and is currently used in some VAs, but isn't currently a standard VA-wide practice. These products can expand access to hand hygiene in locations where alcohol-based products are not allowed.
What is being tested
- Tailored Hand Hygiene Bundle (other)
- Non-Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer (other)
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 4 · Started: Jun 1, 2026
Contact the study team
- Eli N Perencevich, MD MS BS · Phone: (319) 338-0581
- Stacey M Hockett Sherlock, MA BA · Phone: (319) 338-0581
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07607145
Locations in the U.S.
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.