Can a simple water filter stop diarrhea? mexico study tests three types
NCT ID NCT06149715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested three types of Sawyer water filters in nearly 10,000 households in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. The goal was to see if using these filters reduces diarrhea and other waterborne illnesses. Researchers tracked self-reported health changes over time after giving households either a squeeze filter, a bucket filter, or a tap filter.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Sawyer water filtration systems (Squeeze, Bucket, and Tap filters)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that simple water filters effectively prevent diarrhea and other waterborne diseases in communities with unsafe drinking water.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results rely on self-reported symptoms, which may not be fully accurate. The findings may not apply to other regions or water conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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9,887 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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18 to 110 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: * Recruiting will occur in Ciudad Victoria, Mexico at any household in the areas surveyed Exclusion Criteria: * None, except those who decline the survey and/or filter
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ciudad Victoria
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico
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