Rural water filters for well and spring users
Part of Digestive system, Infections clinical trials.
This is about learning how well home water filters work for people who get their water from private wells or springs. If you qualify, the trial may provide a free water filter and check your health over time.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Your home is in a rural county in southwest Virginia or northeast Tennessee.
- At least one adult (18 or older) lives in your home for most of the year (more than 6 months).
- Your home does not get water from a city or town utility — for example, it has a private well or spring.
- Most people in your home (more than two-thirds) regularly drink the home's water, not bottled water.
- Your household income is below 80% of the county's median income.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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