Menstrual solutions in adolescent schoolgirls in western Kenya: a cluster randomised controlled acceptability, feasibility and safety study

Kenya Medical Research Institute0 sites750 target enrollmentDecember 16, 2014

Overview

2016 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26819339 results on Prevalence of reproductive tract infections and the predictive value of girls' symptom-based reporting 2016 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27881530 results on Menstrual cups and sanitary pads to reduce school attrition, and sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36185073/ (added 04/10/2022)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

December 16, 2014

End Date

April 1, 2014

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Female

Sponsor

•1\. Not attending primary school, or below class 5
•2\. Not reached menarche or experienced minimum of 3 menses
•3\. Are outside the study age (14\-16 years at enrolment)
•4\. Not resident in health and demographic surveillance system study area
•5\. Do not attends one of the study schools
•6\. Parent/guardian refused informed consent
•7\. Participant refused informed assent
•8\. Participant declares presence of an intrauterine device;
•9\. Participants has a severe physical / learning disability preventing informed consent or ability to participate
•10\. Participant has suffered from toxic shock syndrome;