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NCT number NCT05166850
Other study ID # IRB00009848
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date December 22, 2021
Est. completion date December 31, 2024

Study information

Verified date June 2024
Source Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Contact Christine Marie George, PhD
Phone (202) 657-5798
Email cmgeorge@jhu.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The first objective of our study is to develop a theory-driven evidence-based targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention for household members of diarrhea patients in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through formative research and community engagement. The second objective is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of 2,320 household members of 580 severe diarrhea patients to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed targeted WASH intervention in terms of: 1. reducing diarrheal diseases household members of cholera and severe diarrhea patients; and 2. increasing WASH behaviors.


Description:

This study develops and evaluates a targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention to reduce cholera and severe diarrhea among the household members of diarrhea patients in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through formative research and a randomized controlled trial. This study will also investigate cholera and severe diarrhea transmission dynamics among diarrhea patient households using genomics and a risk factor analysis. The study will be divided into two phases: (1) the Formative Research and Intervention Development Phase; and (2) the Intervention Implementation and Evaluation Phase. In the two arm randomized controlled trial of diarrhea patient households, we compare the standard message given in DRC to diarrhea patients to the PICHA7 mHealth program. The standard message arm is the standard recommendation given in DRC to diarrhea patients at discharge on the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) for dehydration, and the importance of handwashing with soap and water treatment for disease prevention. The PICHA7 mHealth program arm will first be delivered during a health facility visit by a health promoter bedside to a diarrhea patient (adults and child) and their accompanying household members during the time of illness followed by two home visits during the 7-day high risk period for diarrheal disease transmission. The health promoter delivers a pictorial WASH module on how diarrhea can spread, and instructions on handwashing with soap, water treatment, and safe water storage. A diarrhea prevention package is provided containing: a one-month supply of chlorine tablets for water treatment, a soapy water bottle for handwashing, a handwashing station, and a water vessel with a lid and tap to ensure safe water storage. After health facility delivery of the program, patient households receive weekly voice and text messages from the PICHA7 mHealth program over 12 months on the recommended WASH behaviors.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 2900
Est. completion date December 31, 2024
Est. primary completion date December 31, 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Diarrhea patients presenting with three or more loose stools over a 24h period - Having no running water inside of their home - Plan to reside in Bukavu for the next 12 months - Have a child <5 years in their household - Have a working mobile phone in the household Exclusion Criteria: - No one will be excluded because of age, sex, religion, or sexual preference - Presenting at the health facility with a fever (COVID-19 prevention)

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
PICHA7 mHealth program
The PICHA7 mHealth program is first delivered during a health facility visit by a health promoter bedside to a diarrhea patient (adults and child) and their accompanying household members during the time of illness followed by two home visits during the 7-day high risk period for diarrheal disease transmission. The health promoter delivers a pictorial WASH module on how diarrhea can spread, and instructions on handwashing with soap, water treatment, and safe water storage. A diarrhea prevention package is provided containing: a one-month supply of chlorine tablets for water treatment, a soapy water bottle for handwashing, a handwashing station, and a water vessel with a lid and tap to ensure safe water storage. After health facility delivery of the program, patient households receive weekly voice and text messages from the PICHA7 mHealth program over 12 months on the recommended WASH behaviors.
Other:
Standard Arm
Standard message given in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to diarrhea patients at health facility discharge on use of oral rehydration solution

Locations

Country Name City State
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the General Provincial Reference Hospital of Bukavu Bukavu South Kivu

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health University of New Mexico, Wellcome Sanger Institute

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Diarrhea among household members Self-reported or caregiver reported diarrhea (3 or more loose stools for a 24 hour period) 12 months
Secondary Child development for children under 5 years of age Assessed by Extended Age and Stages Assessment Questionnaire (EASQ) 12 months
Secondary Handwashing with soap at stool and food related events Rate of patient household members handwashing with soap at stool and food related events measured measured using a 5 hour structured observation tool in the household using our developed forms (George CM, Monira S, Zohura F, Thomas ED, Hasan MT, Parvin T, Hasan K, Rashid MU, Papri N, Islam A, Rahman Z. Effects of a water, sanitation, and hygiene mobile health program on diarrhea and child growth in Bangladesh: a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the cholera hospital-based intervention for 7 days (CHoBI7) mobile health program. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov 1;73(9):e2560-8.) 12 months
Secondary Free chlorine concentration in stored drinking water mg / Liter 12 months
Secondary Presence of Vibrio cholerae and E. coli in stored drinking water bacterial culture 12 months
Secondary WASH psychosocial factors Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) psychosocial risk factor questionnaire 12 month
Secondary non-baseline cholera infections confirmed by bacterial culture among household members of cholera patients via rapid dipstick test (RDT) and bacterial culture 1 Month
Secondary Height-for-age among children under 2 years of age Height and age measurements among children under 2 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate height-for-age z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
Secondary Height-for-age among children under 5 years of age Height and age measurements among children under 5 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate height-for-age z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
Secondary Weight-for-age among children under 2 years of age Weight and age measurements among children under 2 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate weight-for-age z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
Secondary Weight-for-age among children under 5 years of age Weight and age measurements among children under 5 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate weight-for-age z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
Secondary Weight-for-height among children under 2 years of age Height, weight and age measurements among children under 2 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate weight-for-height z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
Secondary Weight-for-height among children under 5 years of age Height, weight and age measurements among children under 5 years of age assessed over a 12-month period were used to calculate weight-for-height z-scores according to the World Health Organization child growth standards 12 Months
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