RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06714929

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

Sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Enrollment

7,200 participants

Start Date

Aug 14, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Obesity Prevention Dental Caries

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 4 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Hydration for people with dental caries and obesity prevention. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 4 Years and older.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALHydration

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.