Kent State University / Price Chopper Employee Wellness Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Acute Respiratory Infection, Influenza-like Illness, Gastrointestinal Infection

In brief

This is a comprehensive randomized cluster hand-hygiene improvement intervention to reduce: self-reported acute respiratory tract infections (ARI) / influenza-like-illness (ILI) and gastrointestinal (GI) illness, absenteeism, presenteeism; and related behavioral and attitudinal change over a 90 day trial. The Intervention group will receive hand hygiene supplies, and a variety of educational materials, including environmental posters in common areas. The control group will perform their usual hygiene activities and will not receive an intervention. Identical weekly surveys will be administered to the intervention and control groups to measure self-reported illness, absenteeism, presenteeism, along with behavior and attitudes measured at specified intervals during the study. The intervention and control groups were randomized by work floors before the onset of the enrollment period. It is hypothesized that employees in the intervention group will experience reduced self-reported illness, absenteeism and presenteeism along with improved protective hygiene behaviors and related attitudes, relative to those in the control group over the 90-day trial.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03454009

Run by

Kent State University

People needed

195

Starts

2018-02-05

Expected to finish

2018-05-11

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-01

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• At least 18 years or older
• No known allergies to alcohol or surface disinfecting wipes;
• Works at least 30% of office hours at the study host site;
• Consent to receiving emails from Kent State University.

You may not qualify if…

• Under 18 years of age;
• Known allergies to alcohol or surface disinfecting wipes;
• Works less than 30% of office hours at the study host site;
• Does not consent to receiving emails from Kent State University.

Where it is running

• The Golub Corporation (Price Chopper / Market 32) — Schenectady, New York, United States

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