A Study of Acequias Contamination & Association of Infectious Diseases in Peru

BioRed LLC

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Water-Related Diseases

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: H. pylori; Diagnostic Test: Adenovirus; Diagnostic Test: Rotavirus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03074760

CUIRBRG273

Details and patient eligibility

About

A major water supply utilized in the Lambayeque region are acequias. Acequias are irrigation canals that are utilized by the agriculture industry for the cultivation of consumables. Utilization of contaminated water to irrigate consumables can lead to foodborne illnesses. Contamination studies on the acequias in the Lambayeque region have not been performed to date. The purpose of this study is to test contamination of acequias in 9 districts in Lambayeque and determine if a difference in infection rates exists in districts with contaminated acequias vs. districts without contaminated acequias for the following diseases: H. pylori, Adenovirus, Rotavirus.

Enrollment: 450 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Currently reside in one of the following districts: Eten, Pomalca, Pimentel, Patapo, Pucala, Santa Rosa, Reque, Monsefu and Sana
• 18 years of age or older
• Consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

• Currently taking antiviral or antimicrobial medication

Trial design

450 participants in 2 patient groups

Contaminated acequias

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: H. pylori

Diagnostic Test: Adenovirus

Diagnostic Test: Rotavirus

Non-contaminated acequias

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: H. pylori

Diagnostic Test: Adenovirus

Diagnostic Test: Rotavirus