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

Virginia Commonwealth University · with Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · NCT06714929

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 4+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
7200
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 14, 2024
Record last updated
June 10, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is 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.

Being studied: Hydration

Conditions: Dental Caries; Obesity Prevention

Eligibility criteria

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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.

Recruiting US locations

  • Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Healthy Lifestyles Center

    Henrico, VA 23229

    Site contact: Sarah M Farthing, MS · 804-527-4756 · sarah.malone@vcuhealth.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sarah Farthing, MS · 804-527-4756 · sarah.malone@vcuhealth.org
  • Melanie K Bean, PhD · 804-527-4765 · melanie.bean@vcuhealth.org
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