Status:
RECRUITING
Wells and Enteric Disease Transmission
Lead Sponsor:
Temple University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Diarrhea
Gastrointestinal Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-59 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Approximately 40 million people in the US are served by private, and frequently untreated, wells. Our best estimate is that 1.3 million cases of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) per year are attributed...
Detailed Description
Investigators will conduct a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial of a whole-home UV water treatment device in southeastern Pennsylvania. Participating families will be randomized to receive an ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child resides in Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northumberland, Northampton, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Wayne, Wyoming, and York county in Pennsylvania and all counties in New Jersey.
- Household is served by a private well
- Participant child is under the age of 5 (under 4 at time of enrollment), who is a full-time resident of the home and drinks untreated well water
- Parent/guardian has access to a phone with texting capabilities
Exclusion
- Child participant is immunocompromised
- Child participant has a chronic gastrointestinal condition
- Child takes daily oral steroids
- Household treats water for microbiological contamination before consumption
- Child exclusively drinks bottled water
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
908 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04826991
Start Date
July 1 2021
End Date
August 31 2027
Last Update
May 4 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19122