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

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    Maseno University, School of Public health

    Kisumu, Western Kenya, Kenya, +254