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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2019

Efficacy of the SuperTowel

Belen Torondel, Rummana Khan, Torben Holm Larsen, Sian White

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readComparative Study
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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04312334 (Improving the Supertowel), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04312334 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Improving the Supertowel: An Alternative Hand Cleaning Product for Emergencies

TypeinterventionalSponsorLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineRan2020 to 2020Enrolled32ConditionsEscherichia Coli ChangeArmsControl, Treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Belen TorondelDepartment of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Rummana KhanDepartment of Microbiology, Kelkar Education Trust's Scientific Research Centre, Mumbai, India.
Torben Holm LarsenReal Relief ApS, Essen, Denmark.
Sian WhiteDepartment of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBKelkar Education Trust's Scientific Research Centre · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Handwashing with soap reduces the transmission of diarrheal pathogens, but access to hand-washing facilities, water, and soap in humanitarian emergencies is limited. The SuperTowel

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SoapsAdolescentAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsCross-Over StudiesDecontaminationEmergenciesEscherichia coliHandHand DisinfectionHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesTextilesWaterYoung AdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsSoapsWater

Identifiers

PMID30860009
PMCPMC6493919
OpenAlexW2920952943

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Registered trials

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