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Informed Improved information on waste segregation

Effects of improved information and volunteer support on sorting and segregation of solid waste at the household level in urban settings in Madhya Pradesh, India - i-miss

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/03/024278
Enrollment
850
Registered
2020-03-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: I-miss: Intervention includes fortnightly visit of trained volunteer to deliver improved information on household waste segregation (I-MISS) for 12 months along with routine activities

Sponsors

Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development FORMAS
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Selected household having at least one adult member, willing to participate in the study and plan to live in same location for next two years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: •Household or individual members currently enrolled in any other research study on waste management /segregation •Any member of employee of Ujjain Municipal Corporation or employees engaged in waste management /segregation •Households belongs to project staff or volunteer •Household whose waste mixes with waste generated from commercial use (like shops, salon, school, clinics)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary Outcomes Change in proportion of houses practicing waste segregation Change in proportion of miss-sorted waste at cluster level Timepoint: 0 month 6 months 12 months 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary Outcomes 1. Change in quantity and composition of waste generated among study houses at cluster level 2. Change in knowledge and practice about waste segregation across the study period 3. Identification of challenges, barriers and operational difficulties of waste segregation among intervention households Timepoint: 0 month 6 months 12 months 18 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVishal Diwan

National Institute for Research in Environmental Health

vishal.diwan@icmr.gov.in9926564749

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026