Effectiveness of Point-of-use Water Treatment Technologies to Prevent Stunting Among Children in … (NCT03012048) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effectiveness of Point-of-use Water Treatment Technologies to Prevent Stunting Among Children in South Africa
South Africa415 participantsStarted 2016-06
Plain-language summary
This project is a community-based randomized controlled trial designed to test the effectiveness of two point-of-use water treatment technologies to improve clean drinking water access, reduce enteropathogen burden, and improve child growth among children in Limpopo, South Africa.
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Mother is in third trimester of pregnancy or there is at least one child under 3 years of age in the household
* The child's caregiver is at least 16 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
* The household has chlorinated water piped into the home or routinely delivered (via truck or diversion) to a permanent, engineered system that stores the water within the property
* The household currently uses a ceramic filter or other commercial water treatment technology (including a permanent, engineered system that treats the water through filtration and/or chlorination)
* The household has plans to move outside the community in the next 6 months
* The youngest child under 3 years of age is seriously ill (has a severe disease requiring prolonged hospitalization or a severe or chronic condition diagnosed by medical doctor, e.g. neonatal disease, renal disease, chronic heart failure, liver disease, cystic fibrosis, congenital conditions)