A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial to investigate the acceptability and impact of an educational cartoon package targeting knowledge of Opisthorchis viverrini and soil-transmitted helminths among schoolchildren in the Lower Mekong Basi

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Soil-transmitted helminth infection; Opisthorchiasis; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000271606
• Lead Sponsor: Professor Darren Gray

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 718

Inclusion Criteria

Enrollment in the study schools for at least 1 year; enrolled in Grades 3-6 at intervention commencement.

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
STH and OV knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP). KAP will be measured by a questionnaire that was developed by the research team and utilised in four previous RCTs assessing STH. We will pilot the questionnaire in each country to ensure applicability.[ Approx. nine months after intervention commencement. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of intervention. Acceptability will be measured by (1) questionnaire that was developed by the research team adapted from the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability, (2) key-informant interviews with teachers and parents, and (3) focus group discussions with schoolchildren[ Immediately following intervention delivery and approx. nine months after intervention commencement. ]