Impact Evaluation of Urban Water Supply Improvements on Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal Diseases in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo

August 23, 2022 updated by: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Impact Evaluation of Urban Water Supply Improvements on Cholera and Other Diarrhoeal in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo

The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of a large-scale urban water supply improvement intervention on cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases. The study uses a step wedge cluster randomised controlled trial (SWcRCT) to measure the effect of the intervention on cholera centre admission rates and confirmed cholera cases. A nested cohort study will examine changes in water-related practices following the intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4556

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
    • Sud-Kivu
      • Uvira, Sud-Kivu, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
        • Centre de Traitement du Cholera, Hôpital General de Reference d'Uvira, Sud-Kivu, République Démocratique du Congo

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Uvira resident admitted to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre in Uvira

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any patients admitted during the period of intervention implementation in each cluster

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: FACTORIAL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: No intervention
Current water supply access
Experimental: Intervention
Received water supply improvement intervention designed to improve access to tap water, consisting of community managed public taps, improved tap water distribution network, refurbished tap connections and promotion of new household tap connections.
Other: Improved water supply

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Admission rate to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre
Time Frame: 36 months
36 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Admission rate to the Uvira Cholera Treatment Centre of laboratory confirmed cholera cases
Time Frame: 36 months
36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Karin Gallandat, PhD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 7, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

October 10, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 26, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 23, 2022

Last Verified

August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 8913

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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