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The Effects of Hand and Face Washing With Soap on Active Trachoma Among Children 1-9 Years Old.

2026年8月11日 更新者:Wubante Yalew、Bahir Dar University

The Effects of Hand and Face Washing With Soap on Active Trachoma Among Children 1-9 Years Old in Central Ethiopia Region: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Active trachoma remains a major public health problem among children in Ethiopia. This clinical trial evaluates whether regular hand and face washing with soap reduces the prevalence of active trachoma among children aged 1-9 years in the Central Ethiopia Region. The primary outcome is the prevalence of active trachoma after the intervention, with findings expected to support evidence-based hygiene interventions for trachoma prevention and control.

調査の概要

状態

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条件

介入・治療

詳細な説明

Trachoma remains a leading cause of preventable blindness and continues to be a significant public health problem in Ethiopia, particularly among children living in endemic rural communities. Repeated infection with Chlamydia trachomatis leads to chronic conjunctival inflammation, which can ultimately result in blindness if left untreated. Children aged 1-9 years constitute the primary reservoir for infection, and poor facial hygiene, inadequate hand hygiene, and limited access to water and sanitation contribute substantially to disease transmission.

This clinical trial is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of regular hand and face washing with soap in reducing the prevalence of active trachoma among children aged 1-9 years in the Central Ethiopia Region. Participants will be assigned to an intervention group receiving structured promotion and provision of soap for routine hand and face washing, or to a control group receiving the standard community practices or existing health education, according to the study protocol. The intervention will emphasize consistent face washing to remove ocular and nasal discharge and hand washing with soap to reduce the transmission of C. trachomatis.

The primary outcome will be the prevalence of active trachoma, assessed using the World Health Organization (WHO) simplified trachoma-grading system by trained and certified graders at baseline and at the end of the follow-up period. Secondary outcomes may include facial cleanliness, adherence to hand- and face-washing practices, ocular and nasal discharge, and other hygiene-related behavioral indicators.

The study will also assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing regular soap-based hygiene interventions in endemic communities. Findings from this trial are expected to strengthen the evidence base for the facial cleanliness component of the WHO SAFE strategy (Surgery, Antibiotics, Facial cleanliness, and Environmental improvement) and inform policies and programs aimed at accelerating trachoma elimination in Ethiopia and other endemic settings. Ethical approval is obtained from Bahir Dar University and the College of Medicine and Health Sciences Institutional Review Board, and informed consent will be obtained from parents or legal guardians before participant enrollment.

研究の種類

介入

入学 (推定)

990

段階

  • 適用できない

連絡先と場所

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研究連絡先

  • 名前:Wubante Yalew, Master Degree
  • 電話番号:+251 948843175
  • メール:wubanteya@yahoo.com

研究連絡先のバックアップ

参加基準

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適格基準

就学可能な年齢

  • 子
  • 大人
  • 高齢者

健康ボランティアの受け入れ

はい

説明

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All selected households in the South Sodo, Sodo, Silti, and East Silti districts with children 1-9 years of age.
  • Participants who have lived in the area for at least six months before the study.
  • Mothers or caregivers who give informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers or caregivers who are critically ill at the time of data collection,
  • Children with severe ocular disease that prevents accurate assessment of active trachoma,
  • Households planning permanent relocation

研究計画

このセクションでは、研究がどのように設計され、研究が何を測定しているかなど、研究計画の詳細を提供します。

研究はどのように設計されていますか?

デザインの詳細

  • 主な目的:防止
  • 割り当て:ランダム化
  • 介入モデル:並列代入
  • マスキング:独身

武器と介入

参加者グループ / アーム
介入・治療
実験的:Intervention Group: Participants receive routine health care services in addition to a structured hy

This intervention is distinguished from other trachoma prevention interventions by its comprehensive, theory driven, and behavior focused approach. Unlike routine hygiene promotion, which typically provides general health education, this study combines structured behavior change communication with the regular provision of soap and practical hand and face washing demonstrations over a six month period.

The Health Belief Model (HBM), addressing key behavioral constructs including perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy, guides the intervention. Educational sessions are tailored to these constructs to promote sustained behavior change among mothers or primary caregivers of children aged 1 to 9 years.

アクティブコンパレータ:Control group receive routine health care services
Participants receive routine health care services without additional behavioral intervention

This intervention is distinguished from other trachoma prevention interventions by its comprehensive, theory driven, and behavior focused approach. Unlike routine hygiene promotion, which typically provides general health education, this study combines structured behavior change communication with the regular provision of soap and practical hand and face washing demonstrations over a six month period.

The Health Belief Model (HBM), addressing key behavioral constructs including perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy, guides the intervention. Educational sessions are tailored to these constructs to promote sustained behavior change among mothers or primary caregivers of children aged 1 to 9 years.

この研究は何を測定していますか?

主要な結果の測定

結果測定
メジャーの説明
時間枠
The effect of hand and face washing with soap on active trachoma
時間枠:Outcome will be assessed at baseline and 6 months after initiation of the intervention. Thus, each participant will be followed and assessed over a 6-month period, with the final outcome assessment conducted at approximately 6 months after baseline.
Active trachoma will be assessed among children aged 1 to 9 years through clinical examination of both eyes using the WHO simplified trachoma grading system. Each eye will be examined separately for the presence or absence of trachomatous inflammation-follicular (TF) and trachomatous inflammation-intense (TI). TF will be defined as the presence of five or more follicles, each at least 0.5 mm in diameter, in the central upper tarsal conjunctiva. TI will be defined as pronounced inflammatory thickening of the upper tarsal conjunctiva that obscures more than half of the normal deep tarsal vessels. For each eye, TF and TI will be recorded as 1 = Yes (present) and 0 = No (absent). Active trachoma will be considered present if TF and/or TI is present in either eye.
Outcome will be assessed at baseline and 6 months after initiation of the intervention. Thus, each participant will be followed and assessed over a 6-month period, with the final outcome assessment conducted at approximately 6 months after baseline.

二次結果の測定

結果測定
メジャーの説明
時間枠
The effect of hand and face washing with soap on active trachoma
時間枠:The secondary outcome will be assessed at baseline and again 6 months after initiation of the intervention to determine changes in hand and face-washing practices over the intervention period.
Change in hand and face-washing practices will be assessed using a 9-item structured questionnaire measuring adherence to recommended hand and face-washing behaviors. Each item will be scored as 1 (practice performed) or 0 (practice not performed).
The secondary outcome will be assessed at baseline and again 6 months after initiation of the intervention to determine changes in hand and face-washing practices over the intervention period.

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捜査官

  • スタディディレクター:Higemengist Astatkie, Ph.D.、Bahir Dar University, Collage of Medicine and Health science

研究記録日

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主要日程の研究

研究開始 (推定)

2026年10月20日

一次修了 (推定)

2027年2月20日

研究の完了 (推定)

2027年2月20日

試験登録日

最初に提出

2026年8月7日

QC基準を満たした最初の提出物

2026年8月11日

最初の投稿 (実際)

2026年8月17日

学習記録の更新

投稿された最後の更新 (実際)

2026年8月17日

QC基準を満たした最後の更新が送信されました

2026年8月11日

最終確認日

2026年8月1日

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本研究に関する用語

その他の研究ID番号

  • 6060/2026

個々の参加者データ (IPD) の計画

個々の参加者データ (IPD) を共有する予定はありますか?

はい

IPD プランの説明

De-identified individual participant data, including baseline characteristics, intervention allocation, outcome measures, and relevant covariates, will be made available upon reasonable request to the corresponding author after publication of the primary results. Data will be shared with qualified researchers who submit a scientifically sound proposal, in accordance with ethical and confidentiality requirements.

IPD 共有時間枠

After publication of the main finding

IPD 共有サポート情報タイプ

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • CSR

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