Fit Plus: Assessing the Impact of a School-based Intervention on Toilet Quality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hand Hygiene
• Interventions: Other: FIT Plus; Other: Comparator arm

• Registration Number: NCT03204175
• Lead Sponsor: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Brief Summary

This study will assess the impact of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene management intervention on toilet use and pupil handwashing in the Philippines.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-06
• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-29
• Study Start: 2017-07-10
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-30
• Study Completion: 2017-11-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8687

Inclusion Criteria

• Attending study school on day of observation

Exclusion Criteria

• No predefined exclusion criteria since individual-level data is not recorded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Fit Plus	FIT Plus	The experimental arm will receive the Fit For School expanded intervention, which addresses pupil handwashing, toothbrushing, and school sanitation maintenance. Interventions will begin in July 2017.
Comparator	Comparator arm	This group will receive the Fit Plus intervention after the trial is complete (January 2017)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Toilet Usability Index	5 months after intervention delivery	The Toilet Usability Index is a composite score based on toilet availability, accessibility, and privacy collected through direct observation of facilities.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Soap Use Ratio	5 months after intervention delivery	The secondary outcome measure is the soap-use ratio per toilet, which will be calculated based on the weight of soap used in one day divided by the number of toileting events in the same day.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

GIZ / Fit For School; 🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines