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Can a hidden patient reveal why cheap diarrhea treatment is underused?

NCT ID NCT04833790

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: RAND Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
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Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
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Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access
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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Aug 05, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial investigates why many children with diarrhea do not receive oral rehydration salts (ORS), a simple and inexpensive treatment that can prevent most diarrhea-related deaths. Researchers will send anonymous standardized patients to private healthcare providers, posing as caretakers of children with diarrhea, to observe whether ORS is prescribed or dispensed. The study also tests whether providing providers with a free supply of ORS or the patient's preference for ORS or antibiotics influences the care given. The goal is to uncover the reasons behind poor ORS delivery and inform strategies to improve child diarrhea treatment.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Behavioral interventions: free ORS supply and standardized patient visits with ORS or antibiotic preferences
What this could lead to
If successful, this could identify practical ways to improve ORS delivery and reduce child deaths from diarrhea worldwide.
What could go wrong
The study is observational in nature and may not capture all real-world complexities. Results depend on provider behavior in a specific setting and may not generalize broadly.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

2,451 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

May 2022

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Eligible providers will be private providers over 18 years old in our sampled villages that treat at least one case of child diarrhea per week Exclusion Criteria: * Providers in villages where there are no other providers will be excluded for confidentiality concerns

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infantile diarrhea

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Child diarrhea

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

    Bangalore, Karnataka, India