Status:
COMPLETED
An Efficacy Trial of a Gravity Fed Household Water Treatment Device as a Delivery System for Zinc
Lead Sponsor:
Wageningen University
Conditions:
Diarrhoea
Eligibility:
All Genders
2-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In low-income settings in developing countries unsafe water is one of the leading causes of high prevalence of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea.Zinc is an essential trace element that has a criti...
Detailed Description
Introduction: In low-income settings in developing countries unsafe water is one of the leading causes of high prevalence of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea. Point-of-use water treatment systems...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Children found to have serum zinc concentration \<65μg/dL at pre screening.
- Women that have become pregnant during the study.
- Exclusion Criteria for children:
- Subjects with severe anemia (Hb\<7g/dl)
- Subjects with severe zinc deficiency (SZn\<40 μg/dL)
- Subjects receiving zinc supplementation
- Subject with chronic diseases affecting zinc metabolism, such as kidney diseases or chronic gastrointestinal disease.
- Subjects participating in any other clinical trials in the study site
- Exclusion criteria for women:
- Women not residing in the study area until childbirth
- Subjects with severe anemia (Hb\<7g/dl)
- Subjects with sever zinc deficiency (SZn\<40 μg/dL)
- Subjects receiving zinc supplementation
- Subject with chronic diseases affecting zinc metabolism, such as kidney diseases or chronic gastrointestinal disease.
- Subjects currently enrolled in other clinical trials in other trials on the study site
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
270 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01481181
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
September 1 2012
Last Update
February 28 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Maseno University, School of Public health
Kisumu, Western Kenya, Kenya, +254