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Cement flooRs AnD chiLd hEalth (CRADLE)
Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT05372068
Purpose
This randomized trial in rural Bangladesh will measure whether installing concrete floors in
households with soil floors reduces child enteric infection. The trial will randomize
eligible households to receive concrete household floors or to no intervention and measure
effects on child soil-transmitted helminth infection, diarrhea, and other enteric infections.
The study will collect longitudinal follow-up measurements at birth and when children are
ages 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months.
Official Title
Cement flooRs AnD chiLd hEalth (CRADLE): a Randomized Trial in Rural Bangladesh
Stanford Investigator(s)
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Residence in Chauhali upazila, Sirajganj district in Bangladesh
- No plan to relocate in the next 2-3 years
- Reside in home with floors made entirely of soil
- Pregnant woman 13-30 weeks gestation resides in the home at the time of enrollment
Exclusion Criteria:
- Home is not strictly residential (e.g., includes a business)
- Household with walls made of mud/soil
- Household floor size > 500 square feet
Intervention(s):
other: Concrete household floor
Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305