Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2015 Mar;36(3):358-60.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2014.65.

Reduction in acute gastroenteritis among military trainees: secondary effects of a hygiene-based cluster-randomized trial for skin and soft tissue infection prevention

Michael J D'Onofrio  1 , Carey D Schlett  2 , Eugene V Millar  2 , Tianyuan Cui  2 , Jeffrey B Lanier  3 , Natasha N Law  2 , David R Tribble  2 , Michael W Ellis  4
Affiliations
Randomized Controlled Trial

Reduction in acute gastroenteritis among military trainees: secondary effects of a hygiene-based cluster-randomized trial for skin and soft tissue infection prevention

Michael J D'Onofrio et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

Military personnel in congregate settings are at increased risk for acute gastroenteritis., Personal hygiene (eg, frequent hand washing, hand sanitizers, etc.) remains a central strategy. A skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) prevention trial was conducted among military trainees. Trainees were randomized to 1 of 3 groups with incrementally increasing education- and hygiene-based measures. The principal components were promotion of hand washing in addition to a once-weekly application of a chlorhexidine-based body wash. Herein, we report the trial’s impact on acute gastroenteritis.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01105767.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest: All authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

References

    1. Riddle MS, Tribble DR, Putnam SD, et al. Past trends and current status of self-reported incidence and impact of disease and non-battle injury in military operations in Southwest Asia and the Middle East. Am J Public Health. 2008;98:2199–2206. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Arness MK, Feighner BH, Canham ML, et al. Norwalk-like viral gastroenteritis outbreak in U.S. Army trainees. Emerg Infect Dis. 2000;6:204–207. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Ellis MW, Schlett CD, Millar EV, et al. Hygiene strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections: a cluster-randomized controlled trial among high-risk military trainees. Clin Infect Dis. 2014;58:1540–1548. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Mott PJ, Sisk BW, Arbogast JW, Ferrazzano-Yaussy C, Bondi CA, Sheehan JJ. Alcohol-based instant hand sanitizer use in military settings: a prospective cohort study of Army basic trainees. Mil Med. 2007;172:1170–1176. - PubMed
    1. Luby SP, Agboatwalla M, Painter J, Altaf A, Billhimer WL, Hoekstra RM. Effect of intensive handwashing promotion on childhood diarrhea in high-risk communities in Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004;291:2547–2554. - PubMed

Publication types

Associated data