Clinical trial

Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention

Recruiting now · Not applicable · 1 countries · Registry ID NCT06714929

Recruiting nowNot applicableInterventional

What this study is about

The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness and sustainability of a community-participatory hydration intervention over 3 years within a district that has newly installed hydration stations and is operating under a policy designed to enhance heathy hydration practices and promote equitable access to drinking water.

A promising-looking record is not the same as confirmed eligibility. The study team must review the full criteria and current recruitment status.

Basic eligibility

Age4 Years to Not listed

SexAll

Healthy volunteersAccepted

ConditionDental Caries, Obesity Prevention

Full registry criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Lunchroom observations: All students (K-5th \[Pre-Kindergarten if applicable\]) who eat lunch in the cafeteria on assessment days are eligible * BMI and dental caries assessments: 1) student enrolls in study while in 3rd grade (followed through 5th g) * Student surveys: Students in 4th-5th grade are eligible to complete surveys assessing beverage intake and perceptions of hydration practices within their school district. * Staff surveys: All staff in the target schools will be eligible to complete the Personnel Survey. Exclusion Criteria: * Lunchroom observations: None. * BMI and dental caries assessments: Students are ineligible if they are unable to complete assessments due to developmental or physical reasons, 2) planning to move in the study duration * Student surveys: None. * Staff surveys: None.

Treatments and study arms

Hydration

Behavioral

Clusters of schools will sequentially be exposed to the intervention in a stepped-wedge fashion. The intervention is a 4-month community participatory school-based hydration intervention that includes provision of refillable water bottles in schools with hydration stations in addition to: 1) social marketing, 2) behavioral reinforcement, and 3) education and outreach.

Primary outcomes

Water Station UsageYears 1-3

Ounces of water per student per day measured by hydration station flow meters.

Dental Caries Statusup to 3 years

Tooth decay or cavities will be measured using a modified International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS)

Body Mass Index (BMI)up to 3 years

NHANES Anthropometry methods used to measure height and weight. Age and sex-specific BMIz-score and BMI percentile will be calculated using Epi Info

Study locations

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Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Healthy Lifestyles Center🇺🇸 Henrico, Virginia, United States

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Sarah M Farthing, MSContact

Email · Call 804-527-4756

Melanie K Bean, PhDContact

Email · Call (804) 527-4765

Melanie K Bean, PhDPrincipal Investigator