Not Signed In -
Diarrhea |
Dysentery |
Clinical Trial: Health Impact Study of Aquatabs in Mwanza, Tanzania
This study is not yet open for patient recruitment.
Verified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention November 2005
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Purpose
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Diarrhea | Drug: Aquatabs (active ingredient sodium dichloroisocyanurate) |
MedlinePlus related topics: Diarrhea
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Secondary Outcomes: Assess the microbiological quality of household water among persons living in Mwanza, Tanzania.; Determine the acceptability of Aquatabs.
Expected Total Enrollment: 100
Study start: January 2006; Expected completion: June 2006
Last follow-up: April 2006; Data entry closure: April 2006
Eligibility
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Inclusion Criteria:
- Households with at least one child under 5 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
-
Location and Contact Information
Tanzania
CARE Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania
Dorcas Robinson, Sub-Investigator
Seema Jain, MD, Principal Investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
More Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Safe Water System
Publications
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. Review.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Last Updated: December 8, 2005
Record first received: November 10, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00252928
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government; Tanzania: National Institute for Medical Research
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on 2006-01-10
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