Bringing safe, chlorinated water to communities in Kano, Nigeria
Official title: Expanding Access to Safe Water in Nigeria
Run by University of Michigan · NCT07246824 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether community demonstrations and local chlorine redemption points increase household water chlorination among pregnant women and mothers of children under five in Kano State.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Sex | Women only |
| Enrollment | 700 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Michigan Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Kano) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | September 30, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 30, 2026 |
| Study ends | September 30, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | November 24, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT07246824 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Pregnant women and mothers with children under five who live in the selected communities in Kura, Dawakin Kudu, Kiru, and Rano LGAs are the intended participants.
✕Probably not a fit
Men, women without children under five, and people living outside the selected communities are not eligible and are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This cluster-randomized controlled trial enrolls 30 communities across four Local Government Areas in Kano State and randomizes them to intervention or control arms. Twenty communities receive community demonstrations and local chlorine redemption points, while ten communities serve as controls; after three months five control communities will receive individual-level sensitization and a voucher program and five will remain pure controls. The primary outcome is household chlorination rate measured after the intervention, with an aim to estimate the causal impact of the community-based distribution model. Participants are pregnant women and mothers with children under five.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the approach could increase household use of chlorinated water and reduce diarrheal illness among young children.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research shows point-of-use chlorination is highly cost-effective at reducing diarrheal disease, though this specific community-based redemption model is being newly tested here.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant mothers and women with children under 5 children Exclusion Criteria: * Men, women with no children under 5 years old
Where it's running
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Kura, Dawakin Kudu, Kiru, and Rano LGAs
Kano, Nigeria Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Elisa Maria Maffioli, PhD — University of Michigan
- Study coordinator: Elisa Maria Maffioli, PhD
- Email: elisamaf@umich.edu
- Phone: 4438754930
How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.