Brief Title
Impact Evaluation of Urban Water Supply Improvements on Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo
Official Title
Impact Evaluation of Urban Water Supply Improvements on Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a large-scale urban water supply improvement intervention on cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases. The study uses a step wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SWcRCT) to measure the effect of the intervention on cholera centre admission rates and confirmed cholera cases. A nested cohort study will examine changes in water-related practices following the intervention.
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Admission rate to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre
Secondary Outcome
Admission rate to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre of laboratory confirmed cholera cases
Condition
Cholera
Intervention
Improved water supply
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
No intervention
Description: Current water supply access
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Other
Estimated Enrollment
4556
Start Date
October 2016
Completion Date
December 31, 2021
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2021
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Uvira resident admitted to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre in Uvira Exclusion Criteria: - Any patients admitted during the period of intervention implementation in each cluster
Gender
All
Ages
N/A - N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Oliver Cumming, MSc, ,
Location Countries
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Location Countries
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT02928341
Organization ID
8913
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Study Sponsor
Oliver Cumming, MSc, Principal Investigator, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Verification Date
August 2022