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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sawyer Point One Filters in Schools and Homes in the Dominican Republic

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03972618
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 3, 2019
Last Update Posted : June 3, 2019
Sponsor:
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Dordt University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Nathan Tintle, in conjunction with others at Dordt College including Dr. Kristin Van De Griend and undergraduate student research assistants, have agreed to collaborate with Hope College to analyze the impact of different water filter deployment strategies in schools and villages on diarrhea and other medical and economic outcomes. The distribution of the water filters will begin in September 2018 to Child Hope schools in 4 different countries (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). In order to evaluate efficacy of alternative filter deployment strategies, filters will be distributed in 4 separate treatment arms including schools, homes, simultaneous home/school and a control group

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Diarrhea Behavioral: Installation of water filtration system for filtering existing water source Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Nathan Tintle, in conjunction with others at Dordt College including Dr. Kristin Van De Griend and undergraduate student research assistants, have agreed to collaborate with Hope College and Sawyer Products, Inc. to analyze the impact of different water filter deployment strategies in schools and villages on diarrhea and other medical and economic outcomes. The distribution of the water filters will begin in September 2018 to Child Hope schools in 4 different countries (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua). In order to evaluate efficacy of alternative filter deployment strategies, filters will be distributed in 4 separate treatment arms:

Arm 1: Simultaneous installation of filters in schools and the villages sending children to the school Arm 2: Initial installation of the water filters in a school, with later installation in the corresponding village Arm 3: Instillation of the water filters in villages, with later installation in the corresponding school Arm 4: Control arm. No filter installation initially but, ultimately, installation of filters in both the schools and villages.

Self-reported information on filter usage and health outcomes will be collected through surveys administered to parents (in the households in the villages), teachers (in the schools) and school administrators. Data collection will occur at baseline (when filters are installed), at 2 and 8 weeks post installation. The major goal of this project is to better understand the different health impacts of each different deployment strategy on child and family wellbeing. Better understanding of these filter installation strategies will help guide us as we make filter deployment decisions to provide access to clean drinking water.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 698 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Evaluation of the Efficacy of Sawyer Point One Filters in Schools and Homes in the Dominican Republic
Actual Study Start Date : September 22, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date : March 1, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : April 15, 2019

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MedlinePlus related topics: Diarrhea

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: School and village
Simultaneous installation of filters in schools and the village
 Behavioral: Installation of water filtration system for filtering existing water source
Installation of water filtration system and education on hand washing.
Experimental: School only
Initial installation in school only
 Behavioral: Installation of water filtration system for filtering existing water source
Installation of water filtration system and education on hand washing.
Experimental: Village only
Initial installation in village only
 Behavioral: Installation of water filtration system for filtering existing water source
Installation of water filtration system and education on hand washing.
No Intervention: Control
Control group. No filter installation initially.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Diarrhea [ Time Frame: 2-weeks ]
    self-report of diarrhea


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Lives in selected villages and has children that attend the local school

Exclusion Criteria:

  • No children attending the local school
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Locations
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Dominican Republic
Child Hope Network
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Sponsors and Collaborators
Dordt University
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Nathan Tintle, Ph.D. Dordt College
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Responsible Party: Dordt University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03972618    
Other Study ID Numbers: DR001
First Posted: June 3, 2019    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 3, 2019
Last Verified: May 2019
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
Plan Description: Available upon reasonable request

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Diarrhea
Signs and Symptoms, Digestive