Community Based Intervention and Evaluation of the Impact of Social Marketing of a Diarrhea Management Pack
A Community Based Intervention and Evaluation of the Impact of Social Marketing of a Diarrhea Management Pack(Comprising of Low Osmolality ORS, Zinc Tablets, Water Purification Tablets and Pictorial Chart) on Childhood Diarrhea.
1 other identifier
interventional
7,200
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Diarrhoeal diseases are still the major paediatric health concern worldwide, contributing for 2.5 million annual deaths in children. Although the treatment of diarrhoeal illness as per the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines brings about a considerable decline in the burden of the disease but there is still a lot to be done for this issue. Zinc supplementation along with Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) has emerged as a potent approach to treat diarrhoea. It is believed that the children having zinc deficiency are at high risk of developing infectious diseases which eventually lead to a high burden of mortality. In order to prevent and effectively manage diarrheal episodes, it is important that water purification tablets, zinc and oral rehydration salt is always available in each household. Though, these products are easily available in the market separately, but are rarely available together in any household. If these products are made available in a single packet, it is likely to be an effective strategy in combating diarrheal diseases in the community.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_4
Started Jul 2009
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 20, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 21, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2010
CompletedAugust 10, 2011
July 1, 2009
11 months
July 20, 2009
August 9, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Reduction in Diarrhea related morbidity
1 year
Study Arms (2)
Intervention
EXPERIMENTALA diarrhea Pack comprising of low osmolality ORS, Zinc, water purification sachets and pictorial chart.
Control
OTHERStandard Care through National LHW (Lady Health Workers)program
Interventions
Low osmolality ORS, Zinc tablets, water purification tablets and pictorial chart
ORS has been supplied to diarrheal cases as standard care through the LHW program at community level
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Children under 5 years of age suffering from diarrhea residing in study area and having consent to participate
You may not qualify if:
- Failure to provide consent or children having debilitating illness or requiring emergency hospital care.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Aga Khan Universitylead
- John Snow, Inc.collaborator
Study Sites (1)
AKU Project Office
Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 20, 2009
First Posted
July 21, 2009
Study Start
July 1, 2009
Primary Completion
June 1, 2010
Study Completion
September 1, 2010
Last Updated
August 10, 2011
Record last verified: 2009-07