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| Name | Class |
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| University of Copenhagen | OTHER |
| Danish Working Environment Fund | UNKNOWN |
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This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of picture-based prevention education among professional hospital cleaners in relation to hand eczema. This is a single-blinded randomized clinical trial including hospital cleaners at three different hospitals.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group 1: Picture-based prevention education and an educational course | Experimental | The participants will have access to picture-based prevention education, and at the same time, they will participate in an educational course. |
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| Group 2: Picture-based prevention education only (no educational course) | Experimental | The participants will only have access to picture-based prevention education and will not participate in any educational course. |
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| Group 3: Placebo (control) | Placebo Comparator | The participants will not have access to picture-based prevention education and do not participate in any educational course. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Change in the incidence of hand eczema | Behavioral | Assessed by the self-reported cases of newly-developed hand eczema. Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incidence rate of hand eczema | Measured by a self-reported questionnaire | Change between baseline and 6 months |
| Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI) | Objective assessment of disease severity, measured by HECSI-score: 0-360 points (0 best, 360) worst) | Change between baseline and 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of absence from work due to having hand eczema | Measured by a self-reported questionnaire | Change between baseline and 6 months |
| Rate of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema (questionnaire-based). |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Kristina Sophie Ibler, M.D. | Zealand University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Cleaning departments at Køge, Slagelse and Holbæk hospitals | Køge | Region Sjælland | Denmark |
The results of the project will be shared with other researchers.
Materials will be made available six months after the publication of the primary outcomes.
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A cluster-randomized clinical trial, including three different hospitals. At each hospital, 78 cleaners will be included.
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| Change in severity of hand eczema | Behavioral | Assessed by using the Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI). HECSI score: 0-360 points (0 best, 360 worst). Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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| Change in the number of self-reported days with absence from work due to having hand eczema | Behavioral | Self-reported total number of sick days due to having hand eczema. Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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| Change in the number of participants being forced to change their job due to having hand eczema | Behavioral | Self-reported change of job due to having hand eczema. Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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| Change in The Quality Of Life in in relation to hand eczema | Behavioral | Assessed by using Hand Eczema Questionnaire (QolHEQ). Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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| Change in the level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection. | Behavioral | Self-reported level of knowledge regarding skin care and protection. Change between baseline and 6 months. |
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Measured by a self-reported questionnaire
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| The Quality Of Life in Hand Eczema Questionnaire (QqlHEQ) | Subjective assessment of quality of life using QqlHEQ which contains 30 items; generally, all items are scored 0-4 (only three items differ in their scoring structure). | Change between baseline and 6 months |
| Rate of knowledge regarding skin care and protection. | Measured by a self-reported questionnaire | Change between baseline and 6 months |