An integrated approach to fight parasitic worms and diarrhoea

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: eglected tropical diseases (soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomes, intestinal protozoa) and diarrhoea; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN53102033
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss Center for Scientific Research (Cote d'Ivoire)

Brief Summary

2018 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29895511 2018 baseline results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29774300/ (added 04/03/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-03-26
• Study Completion: 2016-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 15 March 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9880

Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary school child, aged 5-15 years (grades 3-6), male or female in the schoolbased survey
2. Infants aged between 12-24 months, children aged 5-15 years, young adults or adults aged above 15 years in the community survey
3. Written informed consent by a parent/guardian on behalf of the child younger than 18 years or written informed consent by adult participant
4. Submission of 1 urine and 1 stool sample at baseline
5. Completion of questionnaire by head of household in the community survey at baseline
6. Absence of difficult health condition as assessed by a medical doctor at baseline

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children below 5 years or above 15 years in the school based survey
2. Children below the age of 12 months or between 2 and 4 years
3. No written informed consent
4. No complete set of urine and stool sample submitted at baseline
5. No completion of questionnaire by head of household in the community survey at baseline
6. Presence of medical condition that prevents child from participating to the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reinfection rates with soil-transmitted helminths, schistosomes and intestinal protozoa and incidence of diarrhoea episodes 12 and 24 months after the baseline survey

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
KAPB with regard to sanitation and nutritional status of infants at baseline and 12 and 24 months after baseline