Soap on a Rope Trial

Syracuse University50 enrolled

Overview

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 Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hand Disinfection

Interventions

Soap on a rope hall pass interventionBEHAVIORAL

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Students in study schools who use the latrine on the day of observation Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

Namwala District

Namwala, Zambia

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in hand washing behavior

Students exiting the latrine will be monitored to determine if they wash their hands using soap and water.

Time frame: Handwashing behavior will be monitored at three time points: baseline, 3 weeks following the intervention, and 8 weeks following the intervention.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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