Pinworm infection and control among children living in Low Income Settlements in Colombo Municipal Council area
Phase 4
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Pin worm infection
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2013/033
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Public Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 1210
Inclusion Criteria
For randomization
1.Children aged completion of 3 years to completion of 7 years
2.Living in a low income settlement (LIS) for at least 1 year
For mass treatment and health education
1.Household members of the participants.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any child with colostomy
2. Household members with contraindications to mebendazole will be excluded from the administration.
3. Pregnant women and children <2years will be excluded from mebendazole administration.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pinworm egg positivity (using cellophane anal swab, CAS) [1. At baseline (CAS1)<br>2. Day 14 after the 1st dose of mebendazole (CAS2)<br>3. Fourteen days after 2nd dose of mebendazole (CAS3)<br>4. 12 weeks after the 2nd dose of mebendazole (CAS4)]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one [None]<br>