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NCT number NCT02606981
Other study ID # 30456
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received October 20, 2015
Last updated May 10, 2017
Start date July 2015
Est. completion date December 20, 2016

Study information

Verified date May 2017
Source Stanford University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Municipal water networks within industrialized countries typically rely on centralized treatment to manage piped water quality. Optimal water quality at the tap, however, requires well-maintained piped distribution networks, and performs best when piped systems are fully pressurized. In low-income cities such as Dhaka, water distribution networks are inadequately maintained and typically supply intermittent service; as such, they are vulnerable to recontamination during negative pressure events. Among populations accessing these types of improved water sources in urban settings (e.g. shared taps), it is unknown if consistent treatment to provide chlorinated water at the point of collection would have a significant health benefit. Furthermore, almost all previous studies of water treatment interventions in low-income countries have been unblinded with self-reported diarrhea as the main outcome, casting doubt that reported impacts of water disinfection on diarrhea are not due entirely to social desirability bias. Stanford University in collaboration with icddr,b will conduct a randomized evaluation to assess the impact on access to automatically chlorinated water on water quality and child health.


Description:

Investigators will conduct a blinded cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate the health and economic impacts of having access to automatically chlorinated water. The unit of randomization will be shared water points that typically serve 20-200 households. Shared water points connected to holding tanks compatible with the water treatment technology, and serving more than 4 households with at least one child under five, will be identified. Households accessing eligible water points as their primary drinking water source will be enrolled before installation of chlorine devices, and a baseline survey will be conducted of water quality, diarrhea prevalence, and health care expenditures. Following this baseline, households will be randomly assigned to control or treatment groups. The chlorination devices will be installed at the treatment group water points, while a doser containing vitamin C (and no chlorine), will be installed in the control group. The free chlorine dosing target will be below <1ppm to preserve blinding. All households will be surveyed every 2-3 months for a total follow up period of 14-16 months (5-7 survey rounds, budget permitting).

Objectives:

1. To evaluate the impact of an automated chlorination system on microbial stored drinking water quality, residual chlorine, user satisfaction, user perceptions of water taste and smell, under-five child diarrhea (longitudinal prevalence) compared to a control group.

2. Compare the marginal additional cost (per person served) of installing and maintaining an automated chlorination system integrated with the current water supply infrastructure in low-income areas of Dhaka.

3. Assess the impact of an automated chlorination system on hospital visits and health care expenditures.

4. To measure secondary outcomes of the impact of an automated chlorination system including under-five child weight-for-age (WAZ), under-five height-for-age (HAZ), as well as levels of C-reactive protein and immunoglobin G in serum samples collected from children under five (these are objective indicators of infection, such as repeat diarrheal episodes).

Analysis:

The primary analyses will be intent-to-treat (investigators will analyze differences in outcomes between the treatment and control groups, with groups defined by their random allocation). Investigators will also conduct a secondary analysis comparing outcomes between intervention and control, where the intervention group is defined as those households that had free chlorine residual detected in their stored drinking water (treated on the treated analysis).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1549
Est. completion date December 20, 2016
Est. primary completion date December 20, 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group N/A to 60 Months
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Households with at least one child under 60 months old

- Households using enrolled shared water point as primary drinking water source

Exclusion Criteria:

- Households with a private drinking water source

Note: New births and children under 60 months that migrate into compounds accessing the enrolled water points for drinking water will be enrolled into the study.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Water chlorination by the Flogenic
The chlorine doser delivers a constant amount of chlorine into water as it flows into a holding tank. The water is then piped to public and private taps.
Active control, vitamin C dosing into water
The control group will receive a vitamin C dosing device that looks identical to the intervention chlorine doser installed in the holding tank that feeds their shared water access point.

Locations

Country Name City State
Bangladesh Tongi and Dhaka Uddan Tongi/Dhaka Gazipur

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Stanford University International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Bangladesh, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Microbial water quality Colony forming units of the fecal indicator bacteria, E. coli Measured monthly among a subset of households, for 16 months post baseline
Other Chlorine residual in household stored drinking water Free chlorine residual in ppm Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
Other health related treatment and associated cost Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
Primary Diarrhea longitudinal prevalence 1-week recall period, case definition is 3 or more loose/watery bowel movements in 24 hours Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
Secondary Weight-for-age-z-score Weight-for-age z-score among children under five years Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
Secondary Height-for-age-z-score Height-for-age z-score among children under five Measured at baseline and 16 months after baseline
Secondary Respiratory illness longitudinal prevalence one week recall period, symptoms include congestion, cough, difficulty breathing Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
Secondary C-reactive protein Measured at baseline and conclusion of study (16 months post baseline) among children under five
Secondary total immunoglobin G (IgG) Measured at baseline and conclusion of study (16 months post baseline) among children under five
Secondary Prevalence and number of enteric pathogens Measured 6-12 months after intervention delivery among children under five
Secondary Caregiver defined diarrhea 1-week recall period, defined with local Bengali word for diarrhea Measured every 2-3 months for 16 months post baseline
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