Clinical trials: Waterborne Diseases
Diarrhea, Waterborne Disease
Trial of Safe Water Storage Among People Living With HIV
Environmental health-related pathogens include faecal-oral, diarrhoeagenic microbes that may be transmitted via drinking water and are related to sanitation and hygiene.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Waterborne Disease, HIV
- Trial name
- NCT01376336
- Testing
- Safe storage device
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Appalachia Pilot Water Treatment Trial
Consumption of unsafe drinking water is associated with a substantial burden of disease globally. In the USA, the burden of disease associated with consumption of contaminated drinking water from non-regulated private wells and…
- Conditions
- Water-Related Diseases, Enteric Pathogens, Exposure to Chemical Pollution
- Trial name
- NCT06120985
- Testing
- Countertop pitcher water filter
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Water Filtration and Health Study
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens, Gastrointestinal Disease, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- RWELL (NCT07818902)
- Testing
- Water filter
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Water-Related Diseases
A Study of Acequias Contamination & Association of Infectious Diseases in Peru
A major water supply utilized in the Lambayeque region are acequias. Acequias are irrigation canals that are utilized by the agriculture industry for the cultivation of consumables.
- Trial name
- NCT03074760
- Testing
- Adenovirus, Rotavirus, H. pylori
- Where
- 5 sites in Peru
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioRed LLC
Waterborne Diseases, Diarrhea
Water Filter Study in Ciudad Victoria
This study measures effects of water filters and filter types on household health in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT06149715
- Testing
- Bottle Filter, Bucket Filter, Tap Filter
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 9,887 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aquora Research & Consulting, LLC
Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea, Cryptosporidiosis
Trial of Ceramic Water Filters to Reduce Cryptosporidium Infection in Kenya
The aim of the study is to examine the efficacy of ceramic water filters to reduce the burden of waterborne diarrheal illness among infants in selected villages in Kenya.
- Conditions
- Cryptosporidium; Diarrhea, Cryptosporidiosis, Communicable Diseases, Diarrheal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01695304
- Testing
- Ceramic water filter
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection
Wells and Enteric Disease Transmission
Approximately 40 million people in the US are served by private, and frequently untreated, wells. Our best estimate is that 1.3 million cases of gastrointestinal illnesses (GI) per year are attributed to consuming water from…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- WET (NCT04826991)
- Testing
- Active UV Device, Inactive UV Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 908 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity
One Nutrition in Complex Environments (ONCE)
This study asks the research question "Does enabling families (particularly mothers and other caregivers) to 'assess and act' on drivers of malnutrition through a targeted SBC+ package succeed in a sustained reduction of risk…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Aflatoxins Toxicity, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- ONCE (NCT04209569)
- Testing
- Nutrition Impact and Positive Practice Circle (NIPP)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure
Table-Top Water Pitcher to Reduce Arsenic Exposure Among Well Users in New Hampshire
The goals of this clinical trial are to: 1. gather preliminary data on the effectiveness of a table-top water pitcher filtration system in reducing arsenic exposure among individuals using private wells with elevated (>5 μg/L)…
- Conditions
- Arsenic Poisoning, Environmental Exposure, Water-Related Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07103356
- Testing
- Water Pitcher Filtration System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Dysentery, Diarrhoea
Solar Disinfection (SODIS) of Drinking Water for Use in Developing Countries or in Emergency Situations
SODISWATER was a health impact assessment study investigating the effect of sunlight to inactivate microbial pathogens in drinking water.
- Trial name
- SODISWATER (NCT01306383)
- Testing
- SODIS Bottle
- Where
- 3 sites in Cambodia, Kenya and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Mexico
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- NCT04736615
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behavior change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Colombia
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- SAFEWATER (NCT04829981)
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behaviour change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Water-Related Diseases, Gastrointestinal Diseases
Canadian Beach Cohort Study
Swimming and other water activities at public beaches are increasingly popular leisure activities among Canadians. However, these activities can lead to increased risks of acquiring acute gastrointestinal illness and respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT06413485
- Testing
- Level of recreational water contact activities
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Water Quality, Water Consumption
Preventing Hemolysis and Reducing Reverse Osmosis Waste With Instantaneous Measurement of Water Quality and Early Warning System in Hemodialysis: A New Method, "Pure Water Eye"
This study validates a novel, continuous, and instantaneous water quality monitoring method, the "Pure Water Eye," for hemodialysis (HD) systems.
- Conditions
- Water Quality, Water Consumption, Water-Related Diseases, Hemodialysis Complication
- Trial name
- HEMOWAQNEWS (NCT07247539)
- Testing
- Pure Water Eye Continuous Monitoring System
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Usak State Hospital
Cholera, Water-Related Diseases
Preventative Intervention for Cholera for 7 Days
The first objective of our study is to develop a theory-driven evidence-based targeted water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) intervention for household members of diarrhea patients in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo…
- Conditions
- Cholera, Water-Related Diseases, Diarrhea Infectious
- Trial name
- PICHA-7 (NCT05166850)
- Testing
- PICHA7 mHealth program, Standard Arm
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 2,900 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Environmental Health, Adolescent Health
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Print Based Environmental Health Intervention Education Among School Going Adolescents of Karachi, A Quasi Study
This study investigates the impact of school-based educational interventions on adolescents' knowledge and practices related to environmental health in Karachi, Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Environmental Health, Adolescent Health, Green Spaces, Plantation
- Trial name
- NCT07379983
- Testing
- Educational Intervention either from Poster or Infographic pamphlet
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahria University
Death, Death, Infant
Coupons for Safe Water Project
Guaranteeing access to safe drinking water is still a challenge in rural households in developing countries, and unsafe water sources are responsible for millions of deaths each year around the world.
- Conditions
- Death, Death, Infant, Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Infantile
- Trial name
- Coupons (NCT05766826)
- Testing
- Coupons for safe water program: Treatment, Coupons for safe water program: Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago