Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Abstract
Sanitation and cleanliness within collegiate athletic training rooms play a very important role in reducing the spread of infection and allowing for a safe treatment environment. In the athletic training room used for this project, treatment tables were used at a high volume throughout the day by athletes from numerous teams, yet tables were often left unwiped after usage, increasing the risk for disease transmission, despite disinfectant and towels being readily available for usage. This project aimed to address this issue by posting signage that reminded athletes at each treatment station to clean tables after usage. Baseline data was collected over five days beginning October 13, 2025, and showed that only 14.4% of athletes on average cleaned their tables after usage. Following the posting of signage on October 22, 2025, data was collected for 10 additional days. Compliance improved greatly, with an average of 72.4% of athletes wiping down their tables after treatment, which exceeded the project aim of achieving at least 70% compliance by the end of November 2025. This improvement was achieved without additional change to the athletic training room beyond creation of the signage, where cost was negligible.
The findings of this project suggested that low-cost, easy to set up visual cues can lead to great improvement in sanitation behavior in an athletic training room. The signage was an effective method that encouraged athletes to practice better hygiene, which also decreased the need for verbal reminders from staff, supporting a more efficient, cleaner environment. These results highlight how simple strategies can be adopted across similar clinical settings to improve and review hygiene expectations.
Recommended Citation
Irvin, Kolby, "Improving Table Sanitation Compliance Through Signage in a Collegiate Athletic Training Room" (2025). Athletic Training Case Studies. 17.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/at_casestudies/17
