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Effect of Health Education on Water Handling Practices in Rural Pondicherry

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What is being tested

Health education

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Treatment Adherence and Compliance+5

+ Adherence Interventions

+ Behavior

+2 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Interventional
Study Start: April 2013
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Summary

Principal SponsorSri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
Study ContactArun G Ghorpade, MDMore contacts
Last updated: April 23, 2013
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Study start date: April 1, 2013

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The purpose of this study is to assess the drinking water handling practices at household level and to determine the effect of health education on the drinking water handling. Participants from study villages, mainly homemakers, school children and water tank operators who are willing to participate, will be targeted. Baseline assessment of household practices related to water will be done. Followed by a health education regarding the healthy practices will be given to them. Practice of household water chlorination will be promoted. The healthy behavior will be reinforced through reminders and community activities of self help groups for one year. The study participants will be benefited from survey in terms of Improved knowledge and practices of drinking water handling Risk reduction of water borne illness to family members

NCT01837836
Principal SponsorSri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital
Study ContactArun G Ghorpade, MDMore contacts
Last updated: April 23, 2013
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

980 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Treatment Adherence and ComplianceAdherence InterventionsBehaviorPatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient ComplianceHealth BehaviorMedication AdherenceHealth Education

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate
Subjects of five study villages
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Those who anticipate to move out of study area in next one year

Study Plan

Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.
Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
The arm includes all the villages under study. Health education will be provided targeting following groups: 1. Home makers 2. School children 3. Water tank operators.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital

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