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Register: CTRI
Last refreshed on: 24 November 2021
Main ID:  CTRI/2017/09/009640
Date of registration: 05-09-2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Gondar
Public title: SODIS Water Treatment Intervention to reduce childhood diarrhea:A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial in Northwest Ethiopia
Scientific title: Household water treatment by solar disinfection as a method of diarrhoeal disease prevention among under five children in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia - SODIS-HWT
Date of first enrolment: 10-01-2016
Target sample size: 797
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.ctri.nic.in/Clinicaltrials/pmaindet2.php?trialid=20038
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Cluster Randomized Trial
Method of generating randomization sequence:Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc Method of allocation concealment:Centralized Blinding and masking:Not Applicable
 
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Ethiopia
Contacts
Name: Yigzaw Kebede Gete   
Address:  Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Gondar 196 East, DELHI Other
Telephone: 913385423
Email: gashawab@gmail.com
Affiliation:  University of Gondar
Name: Gashaw Andargie Biks   
Address:  Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Gondar 196 East, DELHI Other
Telephone: 913385423
Email: gashawab@gmail.com
Affiliation:  University of Gondar
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:(i) geographical accessibility of a cluster area throughout the year; (ii) the average size of cluster was 28-30 children under five years; (iii) reliance only on untreated drinking water sources and (iv) no other special water quality management intervention
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria of Participants:

Children less than 6 months of age, and children who were received special diarrhea prevention/control programs in the study area.



Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Intervention(s)
Intervention1: SODIS water treatment intervention: Households with under five children in the 14 clusters(Villages) enrolled for household water treatment intervention group for consecutive 6months.
Control Intervention1: Control group: Non SODIS water treatment user: Households with under five children in the 14 clusters(Villages) enrolled for non SODIS user for drinking water treatment for consecutive 6months.
Primary Outcome(s)
Childhood diarrhoea incidenceTimepoint: Data assessed biweekly bases:

week1:24/01/2016

week2:08/02/2016

week3:23/02/2016

week4:09/03/2016

week5:24/03/2016

week6:08/04/2016

week7:23/04/2016

week8:08/05/2016

Week9:23/05/2016

week10:07/06/2016

week11:22/06/2016

week12:07/07/2016
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not applicableTimepoint: Not applicable
Secondary ID(s)
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
University of Gondar, Vice president for Research and community service. Email:kasuamare@gmail.com Phone:581141236 P.O.Box:196 Gondar, Ethiopia
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 17/04/2015
Contact:
Institutional Ethical Review Board of University of Gondar
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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