School Water Program Tests Drinking Water Access for Children
Tests a school drinking water program for children aged 4 and older.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Where
- Henrico, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 7,200 people, planned
- Started
- 14 Aug 2024
- Expected to end
- 31 May 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Hydration
- Record updated
- 10 June 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for school students and school staff in a district with new hydration stations. Students are followed for 3 years.
- Age
- From 4 years. Students are in pre-kindergarten to 5th grade.
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- For the BMI and dental checks: students who cannot complete the assessments for developmental or physical reasons
- For the BMI and dental checks: students planning to move away during the study
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 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
Who cannot take part
- 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
Where in United States
- Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU Healthy Lifestyles CenterHenrico, United StatesContact: Sarah M Farthing, MSTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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.
The 2 groups in the trial
- ControlNo study treatment, for comparison
Assessment only
- Hydration InterventionTreatment being tested
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.
Treatment: Hydration
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Advancing Water Security: A Community Participatory School-Based Hydration Intervention
- Plain-language title
- School Water Program Tests Drinking Water Access for ChildrenGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Record updated
- 10 June 2026