Teachers fight germs: hygiene campaign cuts Kids' illnesses in lagos schools
NCT ID NCT06486376
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a teacher-led hygiene campaign in primary schools in Lagos, Nigeria, could improve handwashing and prevent diarrhea, undernutrition, and pneumonia in children. Over 3,500 children from schools with clean water and toilets took part. Researchers measured changes in hygiene knowledge, handwashing habits, and how often kids got sick.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3,500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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7 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Schools are located in Lagos state * Schools must have functional WASH facilities: * Schools must have access to a water source * Schools have school registers Exclusion Criteria: * School authorities refuse to participate * Schools which have received WASH intervention
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kiddies Primary School
Somolu, Lagos, 10004, Nigeria
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