Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries

February 5, 2013 updated by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Evaluation of a School-based Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

15000

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Zhejiang
      • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
        • Zhejiang Province CDC
  • Pakistan
    • Sindh
      • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
        • Project HOPE
  • Philippines
      • Manila, Philippines
        • FETPAFI

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: 1
Randomly selected schools will not receive handwashing intervention
Experimental: 2
Randomly selected schools will get standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion
Behavioral: Procter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program
Handwashing promotion lesson and materials targeting first grade students
Experimental: 3
Randomly selected schools will receive standard commercial school-based handwashing promotion program, plus an added level of handwashing promotion (varies by country)
Behavioral: expanded school-based handwashing promotion
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
student school absences / 100 student-weeks of observation
Time Frame: one semester
one semester

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Collaborators

Procter and Gamble
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Project HOPE
Field Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation, Inc.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Anna Bowen, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 6, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 7, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2013

Last Verified

February 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDC-NCEZID-5281

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