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Meatsafe Food Storage and Diarrhea Prevention Trial in Urban Bangladesh

NCT07332078 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 290

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a simple household food storage cabinet called a "meatsafe" could reduce bacterial contamination of complementary foods and decrease diarrhea among children aged 6 to 24 months living in low-income settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh.The study compared households that received a meatsafe and one-time food storage education with households that continued their usual practices. Participating caregivers completed surveys; provided stored food samples for microbiological testing; answered questions about recent child illness; and took part in spot checks of household hygiene and meatsafe use. The trial generated evidence on whether a low-cost and practical tool could help keep children's food safer and reduce diarrheal disease in settings without reliable refrigeration.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Meatsafe Food Storage Cabinet

A wire-mesh cabinet for storing cooked food. Designed to prevent contamination from flies, dust, animals, and handling. Distributed with an educational handout and verbal instruction on safe food storage.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

    collaborator OTHER

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of California, Berkeley

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-08-11
Primary Completion
2024-10-20
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Bangladesh

Study Locations

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