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

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Obesity Prevention; Dental Caries

Treatments: Behavioral: Hydration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06714929

HM20028646

R01HD114792 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

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.

Full description

The goal of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a hydration intervention on hydration station usage (primary outcome), Body Mass Index z-scores (zBMI) and dental caries (primary biomedical outcomes), and water bottle usage, beverage selection and intake, and academic outcomes (secondary outcomes).

Enrollment: 7,200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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7,200 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Assessment only

Hydration Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Hydration