Intervention to Promote Water Consumption in School Lunchrooms

October 30, 2014 updated by: Catherine Giles, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Grab a Cup, Fill it up! An Intervention to Promote Convenience of Drinking Water and Increase Student Water Consumption During School Lunch.

This study, randomized, delivered, and analyzed at the school level, evaluated the effect of simple, structural changes to school lunch rooms to make drinking water easier for students during lunch time. Half of the schools received posters promoting drinking water and installed cup dispensers stocked with cups next to lunchroom water fountains, while the other half received no intervention. The intervention outcomes were average water consumption and the proportion of students in the lunchroom who opted to drink water, as well as the proportion of students with sugary drinks at lunch. No identifying information on individual children was collected.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria: School in Boston Public School district in Boston, MA; had to have plumbed drinking water access in school cafeteria -

Exclusion Criteria: School had no plumbed drinking water access in cafeteria.

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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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Other: Grab a Cup, Fill it Up
The intervention involved installing promotional posters encouraging students to drink water as well as cup dispensers stocked with disposable 5 ounce cups near water fountains in school lunchrooms.
No Intervention: Control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in average student water consumption at lunch
Time Frame: March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months
March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in proportion of students drinking water at lunch
Time Frame: March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months
March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months
Change in proportion of students with sugar-sweetened beverages at lunch
Time Frame: March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months
March 2013-June 2013, up to 4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 29, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 31, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 30, 2014

Last Verified

October 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 19475-105

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