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The practical applicability of membrane filtration at the source for supplying safe drinking water to rural populations in India

Effectiveness and Feasibility of Membrane Filtration for Safe Drinking Water in Rural India

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/01/004322
Enrollment
240
Registered
2014-01-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Skyhydrant membrane filtered water: Membrane filter fitted at source used to purify water obtained from Skyjuice foundation, Australia. It removes bacteria and viruses from water Interv

Sponsors

Wellcome Trust
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children under 2 years of age (Follow up for enteric infections for babies will only begin after weaning)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children over 2 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Diarrhoeal episodes in children during one year of follow upTimepoint: Diarrhoeal episodes in children during one year of follow up—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage of household stored water samples with no detectable coliforms in 100 ml of tested waterTimepoint: Water sampling of household samples will be accomplished in 10% of study households taken once in two months;Percentage of water samples immediately post-treatment with no detectable coliforms in 100 ml of tested waterTimepoint: Water sampling is once monthly—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMark Rohit Francis

Christian Medical College, Vellore

elysium28@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026