Reducing the risk of human Nipah virus exposure in Bangladesh through school-based education

Little Doctors for reducing the risk of human Nipah virus (NiV) exposure in Bangladesh: A pilot evaluation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11138955

Enrollment

560

Registered

2025-08-19

Start date

2025-06-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-03-16

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Conditions

Improving knowledge and practices of school students, their families and community members to reduce Nipah virus exposures Infections and Infestations

Interventions

The two primary and one secondary schools will receive intervention. The same number of schools will be selected for control. Each selected class and school will be considered as a cluster. The requir

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

9 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. The two primary and one secondary schools nearest to the bat roost within the unions of the selected subdistricts that provide school-level informed written consent and agree to deliver the Little Doctors project 2. School students within years IV-VIII from each enrolled school and their households/family members 3. Students who provide written informed assent for participation 4. Students whose parents/legal guardians provide informed written consent for their children’s participation 5. Adult household/family members of students who provide informed written consent 6. Teachers who provide informed written consent for participation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Residential schools 2. The school authority does not provide written consent 3. Parents do not provide informed written consent 4. Students do not provide informed assent 5. Students with special needs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Knowledge, defined as a 30% improved knowledge among participants of the intervention arm about Nipah compared to the control arm, will be measured from total knowledge scores using a pretested structured questionnaire to collect data at baseline (July-August 2025), during the intervention (September-November 2025) and the post-intervention assessment (February-March 2026) 2. Risk behaviors, defined as a 20% risk exposure reduction among participants of the intervention arm compared to the control arm, will be measured as Relative risk reduction (RRR) and absolute risk reduction (ARR) using a pretested structured questionnaire to collect data during the post-intervention assessment (February-March 2026)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Knowledge, defined as a 30% improved knowledge among participants of the intervention arm about Nipah compared to the control arm, will be measured from total knowledge scores using a pretested structured questionnaire to collect data at baseline (July-August 2025), during the intervention (September-November 2025) and the post-intervention assessment (February-March 2026) 2. Risk behaviors, defined as a 20% risk exposure reduction among participants of the intervention arm compared to the control arm, will be measured as Relative risk reduction (RRR) and absolute risk reduction (ARR) using a pretested structured questionnaire to collect data during the post-intervention assessment (February-March 2026)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

Bangladesh

Contacts

Public ContactSukanta Chowdhury

sukanta@icddrb.org+880-1843640299

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 20, 2026