A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of combining hygiene education with deworming.

Completed

• Conditions: Soil-transmitted helminthiasis; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001048370
• Lead Sponsor: Ms. Duong Hong Loan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 4 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6000

Inclusion Criteria

The target population of this intervention is primary school children (grade 1 to 5; age 6-11 years old) receiving deworming treatment as part of an annual province-wide school-based deworming MDA in Phu Tho. All children from participating schools will receive the intervention designated to their cohort, but the study will be based on studying children from grade 4 (age 9-10 years old). At each participating school, all children from grade 4 will be recruited to a longitudinal cohort.

Exclusion Criteria

All children from participating schools will receive the intervention designated to their cohort, but the study will be based on studying children from grade 4 (age 9-10 years old). Children younger than this will be excluded as they are considered unlikely to provide reliable responses to questionnaires; children older than this be excluded as they will not be available for follow-up in the next school year.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified