Clinical Trial

Meatsafe Food Storage and Diarrhea Prevention Trial in Urban Bangladesh

Completed
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Summary
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a simple household food storage cabinet called a "meatsafe" could reduce bacterial contamination of complementary foods and decrease diarrhea among children aged 6 to 24 months living in low-income settlements of Dhaka, Bangladesh.The study compared households that received a meatsafe and one-time food storage education with households that continued their usual practices. Participating caregivers completed surveys; provided stored food samples for microbiological testing; answered questions about recent child illness; and took part in spot checks of household hygiene and meatsafe use. The trial generated evidence on whether a low-cost and practical tool could help keep children's food safer and reduce diarrheal disease in settings without reliable refrigeration.
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07332078
Lead Sponsor University of California, Berkeley
Collaborators: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Conditions Diarrhea
Enrollment 290 participants
Start Date 2024-08-11
Primary Completion 2024-10-20 (estimated)
Study Completion 2024-11-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-01-12