Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU

Completed

Conditions studied: Bacterial Contamination Rate of the Cell Phones

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the contamination rate of the parents cell phone in a newborn intensive care setting and identify the types of bacteria contaminating the cell phone as well as evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from the cell phone to the parents hands.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01560936

Run by

Pediatrix

People needed

50

Starts

2012-06-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-08-16

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Parents with a cell phone

You may not qualify if…

• Parents that do not have a cell phone

Where it is running

• Swedish Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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