Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infectious Disease; Respiratory Illness; Absenteeism
• Interventions: Behavioral: expanded school-based handwashing promotion; Behavioral: Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program

• Registration Number: NCT01043809
• Lead Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether simple, school-based handwashing promotion impacts health and hygiene knowledge among students and their families.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Primary Completion: 2008-06
• Study Completion: 2008-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-01-06
• Study First Posted: 2010-01-07
• Status Verified: 2013-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2013-02-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15000

Inclusion Criteria

• 19 students per first grade class

  • Piped water tap available to every 30 first grade students for handwashing

Exclusion Criteria

• Compulsory handwashing or distribution of hand wipes before school lunch
• Commercial handwashing promotion at school during previous 5 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
3	expanded school-based handwashing promotion	Randomly selected schools will receive standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion program, plus an added level of handwashing promotion (varies by country)
2	Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program	Randomly selected schools will get standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
student school absences / 100 student-weeks of observation	one semester

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
student absences due to infectious syndromes / 100 student-weeks of observation	one semester
longitudinal prevalence of infectious syndromes among students' family members	one semester
Student absences due to respiratory illness / 100 student-weeks of observation	one semester

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Zhejiang Province CDC; 🇨🇳 Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Project HOPE; 🇵🇰 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

FETPAFI; 🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines