Tokyo, Sept. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062726) titled 'Clinical impact of visualization of infant zones on prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Japan' on Sept. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Historical

Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Shizuoka

Condition: Condition - MRSA detection in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aimed to assess the impact of visualizing patient zone-healthcare area boundaries on hand hygiene compliance and MRSA detection in Neonatal Intensive Care Units treating moderately to severely ill infants. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - In the pre-intervention period (Before), no visual boundary indicators were present. In the intervention period (After), patient zone-healthcare area boundaries were marked using standardized visual cues (colored tape, floor lines, and signage).

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - Not applicable Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Neonatal Intensive Care Units designated as core facilities treating severely ill infants or designated facilities treating moderately ill infants (total of 297 facilities invited). NICUs with an open- floor bed layout. Facilities that obtained Infection Prevention and Control Fee I in fiscal year 2021. Facilities that conduct routine active surveillance cultures for MRSA. Key exclusion criteria - NICUs without an open-floor bed layout. Facilities that did not obtain Infection Prevention and Control Fee I in fiscal year 2021. Facilities that do not conduct routine active surveillance cultures for MRSA. NICUs unable to provide pre-intervention and post-intervention data required for outcome assessment. Facilities that declined participation or were unable to implement standardized visual boundary markers. Target Size - 15

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2022 Year 04 Month 21 Day Date of IRB - 2022 Year 05 Month 06 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2022 Year 07 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2023 Year 12 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069579

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