Soap on a Rope Trial

Hand Disinfection Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of Soap on a Rope Hall Pass Behavior Intervention: a School-randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03186768
• Other study ID #: SoapRopetrial
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 12, 2017
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2018
• Source: Syracuse University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The soap on a rope behavioral trial is a school-randomized trial to determine if a disruptive cue (the soap on a rope hall pass) can influence hand washing behavior for students in Namwala District, Zambia.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students in study schools who use the latrine on the day of observation

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hand Disinfection

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Soap on a rope hall pass intervention
School health and nutrition coordinators will be trained on how to make and utilize the soap on a rope hall pass to improve hand washing behavior in schools.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Zambia	Namwala District	Namwala

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Syracuse University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Zambia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in hand washing behavior	Students exiting the latrine will be monitored to determine if they wash their hands using soap and water.	Handwashing behavior will be monitored at three time points: baseline, 3 weeks following the intervention, and 8 weeks following the intervention.