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Impact of Water and Health Education Programs on Trachoma and Ocular C. Trachomatis in Niger

NCT00348478 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 720

Last updated 2011-10-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There are no specific trials addressing the benefit of water provision and health education on prevalence of trachoma and infection with ocular Chlamydia trachomatis over time, despite considerable effort to provide water resources in trachoma endemic areas. Such information is sorely needed, to advance the Global Alliance agenda for the Elimination of Blinding Trachoma. This community-based clinical trial will randomize ten communities in Maradi Niger, half to receive delivery of water and health education services, and half for delivery of services at a later date. We hypothesize that the intervention communities will have lower rates of trachoma and C. trachomatis one and two years after delivery of services compared to communities without such services. This trial will provide, for the first time, solid evidence of the effect of such services on trachoma, as well as the added benefit following antibiotic provision by the Ministry of Health on sustaining reductions in trachoma and infection.

Conditions

  • Trachoma

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

water and health education program to improve hygiene

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sheila K West · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
65 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-12-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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