Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries
Evaluation of a School-based Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries
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interventional
15,000
3 countries
3
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2008
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
3 active sites
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 6, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 7, 2010
CompletedFebruary 6, 2013
February 1, 2013
5 months
January 6, 2010
February 5, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
student school absences / 100 student-weeks of observation
one semester
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Student absences due to respiratory illness / 100 student-weeks of observation
one semester
student absences due to infectious syndromes / 100 student-weeks of observation
one semester
longitudinal prevalence of infectious syndromes among students' family members
one semester
Study Arms (3)
1
NO INTERVENTIONRandomly selected schools will not receive handwashing intervention
2
EXPERIMENTALRandomly selected schools will get standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion
3
EXPERIMENTALRandomly selected schools will receive standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion program, plus an added level of handwashing promotion (varies by country)
Interventions
Handwashing promotion lesson and materials targeting first grade students
Procter \& Gamble's standard school-based handwashing promotion education and materials targeting first grade students, plus a program enhancement. In China, enhancement consists of a supply of soap for school sinks. In Pakistan, enhancement consists of soap for school sinks, plus enlistment of a peer hygiene champion in each first grade class. In the Philippines, enhancement consists of enlistment of a peer hygiene champion in each first grade class.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- students per first grade class
- Piped water tap available to every 30 first grade students for handwashing
You may not qualify if:
- Compulsory handwashing or distribution of hand wipes before school lunch
- Commercial handwashing promotion at school during previous 5 years
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Centers for Disease Control and Preventionlead
- Procter and Gamblecollaborator
- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Preventioncollaborator
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinacollaborator
- Project HOPEcollaborator
- Field Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation, Inc.collaborator
Study Sites (3)
Zhejiang Province CDC
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Project HOPE
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
FETPAFI
Manila, Philippines
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anna Bowen, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 6, 2010
First Posted
January 7, 2010
Study Start
January 1, 2008
Primary Completion
June 1, 2008
Study Completion
June 1, 2008
Last Updated
February 6, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-02