Soap on a Rope Trial

May 14, 2018 updated by: David Larsen, Syracuse University

Evaluation of Soap on a Rope Hall Pass Behavior Intervention: a School-randomized Controlled Trial

The soap on a rope behavioral trial is a school-randomized trial to determine if a disruptive cue (the soap on a rope hall pass) can influence hand washing behavior for students in Namwala District, Zambia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

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

  • Zambia
      • Namwala, Zambia
        • Namwala District

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Students in study schools who use the latrine on the day of observation

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: OTHER
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention arm
Intervention arm receives a training of trainers on the soap on a rope hall pass intervention.
Behavioral: Soap on a rope hall pass intervention
School health and nutrition coordinators will be trained on how to make and utilize the soap on a rope hall pass to improve hand washing behavior in schools.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control arm
Control arm delays the training of trainers on the soap on a rope hall pass intervention until endline hand washing data has been collected.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in hand washing behavior
Time Frame: Handwashing behavior will be monitored at three time points: baseline, 3 weeks following the intervention, and 8 weeks following the intervention.
Students exiting the latrine will be monitored to determine if they wash their hands using soap and water.
Handwashing behavior will be monitored at three time points: baseline, 3 weeks following the intervention, and 8 weeks following the intervention.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Syracuse University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: David A Larsen, PhD, MPH, Syracuse University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

June 12, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

September 30, 2017

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 31, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 18, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

June 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 17, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 14, 2018

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SoapRopetrial

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

De-identified data will be shared upon reasonable request. Email Dr. David Larsen at dalarsen@syr.edu.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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