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

Part of paid clinical trials in Henrico, Virginia.

Sponsor
Virginia Commonwealth University
Study ID
NCT06714929
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Dental Caries
  • Obesity Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
4 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • 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.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 14, 2024
Status verified
Jun 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
7,200 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control
    Assessment only
  • Experimental: Hydration Intervention
    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 Outcome Measure

Water Station Usage [ Time Frame: Years 1-3 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Healthy Lifestyles CenterHenricoVirginia23229
Sarah M Farthing, MS
[email protected]
804-527-4756
Melanie K Bean, PhD
[email protected]
(804) 527-4765
Melanie K Bean, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Tegwyn H Brickhouse, DDS (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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