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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Medentech | INDUSTRY |
| Emory University Center for Global Safe Water | OTHER |
| NewEnergy | UNKNOWN |
| University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana |
The purpose of this study to determine whether Aquatabs, a water treatment tablet, reduces diarrheal diseases in a peri-urban population of Tamale, Ghana.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Placebo Comparator | Placebo group does not receive Aquatabs. |
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| B | Experimental | Intervention arms receives Aquatabs. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets | Other | Intervention arm receives NaDCC tablets to use for to disinfect their household water for use for 20L of water. Ideally, disinfection occurs every day. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Measure the impact of Aquatabs on diarrhea among persons in households in Tamale, Ghana. | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Assess the microbiological quality of household water among persons living in Tamale, Ghana. | 12 weeks | |
| Determine the acceptability of Aquatabs. | 12 weeks |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Seema Jain, MD | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Principal Investigator |
| Robert Quick, MD | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Emory University Center for Global Safe Water | Atlanta | Georgia | 30322 | United States | ||
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| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7884954 | Background | Mintz ED, Reiff FM, Tauxe RV. Safe water treatment and storage in the home. A practical new strategy to prevent waterborne disease. JAMA. 1995 Mar 22-29;273(12):948-53. | |
| 9009536 | Background | Reiff FM, Roses M, Venczel L, Quick R, Witt VM. Low-cost safe water for the world: a practical interim solution. J Public Health Policy. 1996;17(4):389-408. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003967 | Diarrhea |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012817 | Signs and Symptoms, Digestive |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| C011765 | troclosene |
| D013607 | Tablets |
| ID | Term |
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| D004304 | Dosage Forms |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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| OTHER |
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| Placebo | Other | Placebo |
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| Tamale |
| Ghana |
| University of Development Studies | Tamale | Ghana |
| 10098789 | Background | Quick RE, Venczel LV, Mintz ED, Soleto L, Aparicio J, Gironaz M, Hutwagner L, Greene K, Bopp C, Maloney K, Chavez D, Sobsey M, Tauxe RV. Diarrhoea prevention in Bolivia through point-of-use water treatment and safe storage: a promising new strategy. Epidemiol Infect. 1999 Feb;122(1):83-90. doi: 10.1017/s0950268898001782. |
| 8644907 | Background | Quick RE, Venczel LV, Gonzalez O, Mintz ED, Highsmith AK, Espada A, Damiani E, Bean NH, De Hannover EH, Tauxe RV. Narrow-mouthed water storage vessels and in situ chlorination in a Bolivian community: a simple method to improve drinking water quality. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1996 May;54(5):511-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.54.511. |
| 9749629 | Background | Sobel J, Mahon B, Mendoza CE, Passaro D, Cano F, Baier K, Racioppi F, Hutwagner L, Mintz E. Reduction of fecal contamination of street-vended beverages in Guatemala by a simple system for water purification and storage, handwashing, and beverage storage. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Sep;59(3):380-7. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.380. |