The Hope Soap Study: a Hand-washing Intervention Among Children in South Africa
The Hope Soap Study: a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Hand-washing Intervention Among Children in South Africa
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Brief Summary
The Hope Soap Study is a randomised-control pilot study of a hand-washing intervention in which children in treatment households received a bi-monthly delivery of HOPE SOAP©, a colourful, translucent bar of soap with a toy embedded in its centre.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2014
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 15, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 15, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 8, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 12, 2017
CompletedSeptember 13, 2017
September 1, 2017
4 months
September 8, 2017
September 12, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Direct observation of hand washing prior to eating a snack
Hands washed unprompted prior to eating a snack
8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Questionnaire data on hand washing after using the toilet (scale of 1-10)
8 weeks
Questionnaire data on hand washing prior to meals (scale of 1-10)
8 weeks
Questionnaire data on general soap usage when washing hands (scale of 1-10)
8 weeks
Questionnaire data on experience of illness (13 items)
2 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Hope Soap group
EXPERIMENTALChildren in treatment households received a bi-monthly delivery of HOPE SOAP©, a colourful, translucent bar of soap with a toy embedded in its centre
Control group
ACTIVE COMPARATORChildren in control households received a colourful, translucent bar or soap with the toy alongside it.
Interventions
HOPE SOAP© is a colourful, translucent bar of soap with a toy embedded in its centre.
A colourful, translucent bar or soap with the toy alongside it
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Enrolled in the Family-in-Focus program
- Caregiver provided informed consent
- the age-eligible children were not involved in any other sort of ECD program (e.g. crèche or other day-care)
You may not qualify if:
- Enrollment in an ECD program
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Cape Townlead
- Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Labcollaborator
Related Publications (1)
Burns J, Maughan-Brown B, Mouzinho A. Washing with hope: evidence of improved handwashing among children in South Africa from a pilot study of a novel soap technology. BMC Public Health. 2018 Jun 7;18(1):709. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5573-8.
PMID: 29879942DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Senior Research Officer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 8, 2017
First Posted
September 12, 2017
Study Start
September 1, 2014
Primary Completion
December 15, 2014
Study Completion
December 15, 2015
Last Updated
September 13, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-09