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. 2017 Sep 1;2017(9):CD005186. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005186.pub4

Derde 2014.

Methods Design: ITS
Study period: May 2008‐April 2011
6 month baseline period, 7 month intervention period, 11 month follow up
Participants Europe. 13 ICUs
Interventions Multimodal campaign based on WHO 5 Moments
Outcomes Direct observation of hand hygiene; not clear for how long or how often
Notes Inappropriate analysis for ITS (no segmented regression or equivalent)
Funding source: European Commission
Declaration of interest: None
They also conducted a cluster‐randomised trial related to screening and barrier use which did not have hand hygiene as an outcome
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Not specified
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Data collectors were nurses from the study units trained in data collection
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Missing data (missed opportunities) unlikely to be very different in the different study periods
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk No evidence of selective reporting
Other bias Low risk No evidence
Intervention independent High risk Other changes occurred in phase 3 of the study re screening for MRSA and other pathogens, plus concurrent use of barrier and contact precautions
Shape of effect pre‐specified Low risk Point of analysis is the point intervention
Intervention had no effect on data collection Low risk Same data collection method before and after