Health Impact Study of Aquatabs in Tamale, Ghana

NCT ID: NCT00252928

Last Updated: 2007-10-30

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-07-31

Study Completion Date

2006-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study to determine whether Aquatabs, a water treatment tablet, reduces diarrheal diseases in a peri-urban population of Tamale, Ghana.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diarrhea

Keywords

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sodium dichloroisocyanurate water purification disinfection Ghana

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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A

Placebo group does not receive Aquatabs.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

B

Intervention arms receives Aquatabs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets

Intervention Type OTHER

Intervention arm receives NaDCC tablets to use for to disinfect their household water for use for 20L of water. Ideally, disinfection occurs every day.

Interventions

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Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets

Intervention arm receives NaDCC tablets to use for to disinfect their household water for use for 20L of water. Ideally, disinfection occurs every day.

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Aquatabs

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Households with at least one child under 5 years old

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medentech

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Emory University Center for Global Safe Water

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

NewEnergy

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Seema Jain, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Robert Quick, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Locations

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Emory University Center for Global Safe Water

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

NewEnergy

Tamale, , Ghana

Site Status

University of Development Studies

Tamale, , Ghana

Site Status

Countries

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Tanzania United States Ghana

References

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Mintz ED, Reiff FM, Tauxe RV. Safe water treatment and storage in the home. A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease. JAMA. 1995 Mar 22-29;273(12):948-53.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7884954 (View on PubMed)

Reiff FM, Roses M, Venczel L, Quick R, Witt VM. Low-cost safe water for the world: a practical interim solution. J Public Health Policy. 1996;17(4):389-408.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9009536 (View on PubMed)

Quick RE, Venczel LV, Mintz ED, Soleto L, Aparicio J, Gironaz M, Hutwagner L, Greene K, Bopp C, Maloney K, Chavez D, Sobsey M, Tauxe RV. Diarrhoea prevention in Bolivia through point-of-use water treatment and safe storage: a promising new strategy. Epidemiol Infect. 1999 Feb;122(1):83-90. doi: 10.1017/s0950268898001782.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10098789 (View on PubMed)

Quick RE, Venczel LV, Gonzalez O, Mintz ED, Highsmith AK, Espada A, Damiani E, Bean NH, De Hannover EH, Tauxe RV. Narrow-mouthed water storage vessels and in situ chlorination in a Bolivian community: a simple method to improve drinking water quality. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1996 May;54(5):511-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.511.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 8644907 (View on PubMed)

Sobel J, Mahon B, Mendoza CE, Passaro D, Cano F, Baier K, Racioppi F, Hutwagner L, Mintz E. Reduction of fecal contamination of street-vended beverages in Guatemala by a simple system for water purification and storage, handwashing, and beverage storage. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Sep;59(3):380-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.380.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9749629 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CDC-NCID-4730

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id