Study of Hydration Levels in Sports and Non-sports Schoolchildren (EHC) (EHC)

Study of Hydration Levels in Sports and Non-sports Schoolchildren

New knowledge regarding the negative impact of poor hydration on health highlights the need to provide recent epidemiological data on the water intake of the French population, especially among middle school students, a group that has been minimally studied until now. Given the crucial role of adequate hydration in sports performance, it is essential to assess fluid intake and hydration habits among middle school students, who often engage in intense physical activities. The primary outcome of this study is to evaluate whether the proportion of middle school students hydrating adequately according to current recommendations is higher among those engaging in moderate to intense sports compared to those who do little or no sports. The goal is to determine if daily fluid intake is significantly influenced by physical activity among this population. To achieve this, investigators have developed a questionnaire to gather information on the physical activity levels of middle school students, their daily hydration habits, and their liquid intake in relation to their sports activities, using appropriate visuals. This study involves distributing the questionnaire in two middle schools in Brittany between November 2023 and January 2024.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Hydration

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 259

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Brest, France, 29609
    • CHRU de Brest

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The studied population includes middle school students from two classes of 6th, 5th, 4th, and 3rd grades at Sainte Anne College in Brest, as well as middle school students from two classes of 6th, 5th, 4th, and 3rd grades at Pays des Abers College in Lannilis.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Middle school students with little or no sports involvement and middle school students with a moderate to intense level of physical activity

Exclusion Criteria:

• Refusal of the middle school student to participate and parental opposition to their child's participation in this research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of middle school students adhering to current hydration recommendations among both athletic and non-athletic middle school students	Response to the questionnaire	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion of middle school students adhering to current hydration recommendations	Response to the questionnaire	baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Brest
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Marie-Agnes Giroux-Metges, MD PhD, Universitary Hospital of Brest

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 16, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 23, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 12, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): December 14, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 17, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 16, 2024
• Last Verified: December 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Adolescents; Children; dehydration; Water; Sports; Beverage; Middle school students
• Other Study ID Numbers: 29BRC23.0201 - EHC

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES
• IPD Plan Description: All collected data that underlie results in a publication
• IPD Sharing Time Frame: Data will be available beginning three years and ending fifteen years following the final study report completion
• IPD Sharing Access Criteria: Data access requests will be reviewed by the internal committee of Brest UH. Requestors will be required to sign and complete a data access agreement
• IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type: STUDY_PROTOCOL

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No