Deworming and Health Education: A project to address intestinal worms in rural Guizhou province

Deworming and Health Education: A cluster-randomized single-blind controlled trial to address soil-transmitted helminths in rural Guizhou province

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN97311712

Enrollment

3300

Registered

2013-04-30

Start date

2013-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Soil-transmitted helminth infection Infections and Infestations Intestinal helminthiasis, unspecified

Interventions

Villagers in the intervention group will participate in the following activities: 1. All village children over age 3 years will be administered two 400 mg tablets of albendazole: one tablet at the st

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All school-aged (9-11 years) and preschool-aged (3-5 years) children living in our sample villages in poor parts of rural Guizhou Province will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infection rate, measured by a Kato-Katz smear test 2. Child height and weight 3. Student academic performance, measured by performance on a standardized Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) test 4. Educational readiness for preschool-aged children, measured by performance on a standardized test of educational readiness 5. Cognitive processing, as measured by performance on a test of executive function Measured at baseline and at end line (12 months after baseline).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) infection rate, measured by a Kato-Katz smear test 2. Child height and weight 3. Student academic performance, measured by performance on a standardized Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) test 4. Educational readiness for preschool-aged children, measured by performance on a standardized test of educational readiness 5. Cognitive processing, as measured by performance on a test of executive function Measured at baseline and at end line (12 months after baseline).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Hemoglobin levels, measured by HemoCue 201+ technology 2. Worm burden [eggs per gram (epg)] Measured at baseline and at endline (12 months after baseline).	—

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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