Actively Recruiting
Preventative Intervention for Cholera for 7 Days
Led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health · Updated on 2025-12-17
2900
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
262 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Lead Sponsor
U
University of New Mexico
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Preventative Intervention for Cholera for 7 Days
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- 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
You will not qualify if you...
- No one will be excluded because of age, sex, religion, or sexual preference
- Presenting at the health facility with a fever (COVID-19 prevention)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
General Provincial Reference Hospital of Bukavu
Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Actively Recruiting
2
Université Catholique de Bukavu
Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
C
Christine Marie George, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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