Health Impact Study of Aquatabs in Tamale, Ghana

Health Impact Study of a Water Treatment Tablet, Aquatabs, in Tamale, Ghana

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00252928

Enrollment

240

Registered

2005-11-15

Start date

2006-07-31

Completion date

2006-11-30

Last updated

2007-10-30

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Conditions

Diarrhea

Keywords

sodium dichloroisocyanurate, water purification, disinfection, Ghana

Brief summary

The purpose of this study to determine whether Aquatabs, a water treatment tablet, reduces diarrheal diseases in a peri-urban population of Tamale, Ghana.

Interventions

OTHERSodium dichloroisocyanurate (NaDCC) tablets

Intervention arm receives NaDCC tablets to use for to disinfect their household water for use for 20L of water. Ideally, disinfection occurs every day.

OTHERPlacebo

Placebo

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Households with at least one child under 5 years old

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Measure the impact of Aquatabs on diarrhea among persons in households in Tamale, Ghana.	12 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Assess the microbiological quality of household water among persons living in Tamale, Ghana.	12 weeks
Determine the acceptability of Aquatabs.	12 weeks

Countries

Ghana, United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026