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Cement flooRs AnD chiLd hEalth (CRADLE)

This randomized trial in rural Bangladesh will measure whether installing concrete floors in households with soil floors reduces child enteric infection. The trial will randomize eligible households to receive concrete household floors or to no intervention and measure effects on child soil-transmitted helminth infection, diarrhea, and other enteric infections. The study will collect longitudinal follow-up measurements at birth and when children are ages 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months.

Stanford is currently accepting patients for this trial.

Stanford Investigator(s):

Intervention(s):

  • other: Concrete household floor

Eligibility


Inclusion Criteria:

   - Residence in Chauhali upazila, Sirajganj district in Bangladesh

   - No plan to relocate in the next 2-3 years

   - Reside in home with floors made entirely of soil

   - Pregnant woman 13-30 weeks gestation resides in the home at the time of enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

   - Home is not strictly residential (e.g., includes a business)

   - Household with walls made of mud/soil

   - Household floor size > 500 square feet

Ages Eligible for Study

N/A - N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Now accepting new patients

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
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