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Rural Appalachia Pilot Water Treatment Trial

NCT06120985 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2026-01-16

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Summary

Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the USA, the burden of disease associated with consumption of contaminated drinking water from non-regulated private wells and springs in rural areas is relatively understudied and unclear. For some lower-income households in rural areas of the USA without access to reliably safe drinking water, point-of-use treatment with relatively low-cost pitcher filters could help to reduce exposures to contaminated water and associated adverse health outcomes. This pilot randomized controlled intervention trial will provide information and data on water quality and contamination exposures, associated health outcomes, and the adoption potential of point-of-use water filters in rural areas of Virginia and Tennessee.

Conditions

  • Water-Related Diseases
  • Enteric Pathogens
  • Exposure to Chemical Pollution

Interventions

DEVICE

Countertop pitcher water filter

Point-of-use drinking water filter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • East Tennessee State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ballad Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alasdair Cohen, PhD · Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-19
Primary Completion
2025-11-08
Completion
2025-11-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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