Designing and Evaluating a School-based Hand Washing Program in Malawi

School-based, Hand-washing, Program, Malawi Clinical Trial

Official title:

Designing and Evaluating a School-based Hand Washing Program in Malawi

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02968251
• Other study ID #: HSEARS20160619001
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: October 11, 2016
• Last updated: May 8, 2017
• Start date: October 2016
• Est. completion date: July 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2016
• Source: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Contact: Balwani M Chingatichifwe, MPH
• Phone: +265 888 159 286
• Email: balwani-mbakaya.chingatichifwe[@]connect.polyu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to design and evaluate a school-based hand washing program for children in Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa, using a cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT), so as to improve proper hand washing, increase knowledge level and also reduce school absenteeism.

Description:

A cluster randomized controlled trial (CRCT) design with pre-, mid- and post-interventions and follow-up measures will be randomized into intervention or control groups. A simplified 5-steps hand washing program will be implemented in the intervention group while the control group will continue with their usual practice where schoolchildren do not follow any standard recommended handwashing technique.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: July 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 5 Years to 12 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Schools that have piped tap water source situated in Mzuzu City,

• Private primary schools,

• Children in elementary one and six,

• Written parental consent allowing their child to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Schools without piped tap water source,

• Government primary schools,

• Children whose parents will not give consent.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• School-based, Hand-washing, Program, Malawi

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Hand Washing Program (HWP)
HWP consists of integrating hand washing practice in the school health policy, setting up proper hand washing facilities in the intervention schools, training to school teachers, delivering of health talk to schoolchildren and their parents, developing reminders and posters of a simplified 5-step hand washing technique, peer briefing session, take home package (5-steps hand washing, commitment letter, poster, leaflet). The program will be delivered once every week.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Malawi	St John's College of Nursing and Midwifery	Mzuzu	Northern

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Malawi, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Proper hand washing	This will be achieved by giving a score to the amount of fluorescents stain on the hand.	9 month
Secondary	Knowledge gain	A quiz will be administered to assess knowledge of school children.	9 month