Healthy Hydration Pilot in Elementary Schools

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hydration; Dental Caries; Body Mass Index
• Interventions: Behavioral: Hydration Intervention; Other: Control - Assessments Only

• Registration Number: NCT06132763
• Lead Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University

Brief Summary

This study will pilot a school-based stakeholder-informed hydration intervention and examine its feasibility and preliminary efficacy.

Detailed Description

Adequate water intake plays an important role in maintaining children's overall health, cognitive performance, fine motor skills and visual attention. It also plays a role in the maintenance of healthy weight. Many children do not consume sufficient water, especially in school. There is also potential that by providing enhanced access to water, there will be corresponding decreases in sugary beverage intake. Sugary beverages have been implicated as major contributors of excessive sugar and calorie intake in children, leading to multiple health concerns, such as type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity, and dental caries. Schools are an optimal environment to increase children's water intake. Healthy hydration is a priority for Richmond Public School (RPS), as they recently adopted a new hydration policy into their school wellness policy, with hydration stations installed in all RPS schools. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of a school-based hydration intervention. This study will pilot a school-based stakeholder-informed hydration intervention and examine its feasibility and preliminary efficacy.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-10-31
• Study Start: 2023-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2023-11-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-22
• Study Completion: 2024-05-01
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 591

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hydration Intervention	Hydration Intervention	Students and staff at the intervention school will receive a school-based hydration intervention that includes a student-developed marketing campaign and incentivizes water bottles in school.
Control	Control - Assessments Only	Students and staff at the control school will participate in assessments only.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Recruitment of student ambassadors	pre-intervention to baseline	Ability to recruit the required number of students at start of trial.
School personnel satisfaction	Baseline and post (month 4)	Measured via surveys.
Retention of student ambassadors	4 months	Measured by percentage of students retained.
Implementation of intervention	4 months	Percentage of intervention activities conducted per protocol

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body Mass Index	Baseline and post (month 4)	NHANES Anthropometry methods used to measure height and weight
Dental caries status	Baseline and post (month 4)	measured by a modified International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS)
Hydration station usage	Baseline, months 1, 2, & 3, post (month 4)	Ounces of water per student per day measured by hydration station flow meters.
Sugar-sweetened beverages at lunch	Baseline, months 1, 2, & 3, post (month 4)	% of students with sugar-sweetened beverages at lunch
Water bottle usage	Baseline, months 1, 2, & 3, post (month 4)	% of students with water bottles in school

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University; 🇺🇸 Richmond, Virginia, United States