Fit Plus: Assessing the Impact of a School-based Intervention on Toilet Quality

NCT ID: NCT03204175

Last Updated: 2018-03-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

8687 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-10

Study Completion Date

2017-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will assess the impact of a school-based water, sanitation, and hygiene management intervention on toilet use and pupil handwashing in the Philippines.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hand Hygiene

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Fit Plus

The experimental arm will receive the Fit For School expanded intervention, which addresses pupil handwashing, toothbrushing, and school sanitation maintenance. Interventions will begin in July 2017.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

FIT Plus

Intervention Type OTHER

* Group handwashing facilities
* Daily group handwashing and toothbrushing activities
* Sanitation operation and maintenance manuals for school officials
* Toilet cleaning consumable
* Toilet and handwashing station maintenance kits
* Soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste

Comparator

This group will receive the Fit Plus intervention after the trial is complete (January 2017)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Comparator arm

Intervention Type OTHER

This is the same intervention as FIT Plus, but will be delivered to schools following endline data collection

Interventions

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FIT Plus

* Group handwashing facilities
* Daily group handwashing and toothbrushing activities
* Sanitation operation and maintenance manuals for school officials
* Toilet cleaning consumable
* Toilet and handwashing station maintenance kits
* Soap, toothbrushes, and toothpaste

Intervention Type OTHER

Comparator arm

This is the same intervention as FIT Plus, but will be delivered to schools following endline data collection

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Attending study school on day of observation
Minimum Eligible Age

5 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GMBH

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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GIZ / Fit For School

Manila, , Philippines

Site Status

Countries

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Philippines

References

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Buxton H, Dimaisip-Nabuab J, Duijster D, Monse B, Benzian H, Dreibelbis R. The impact of an operation and management intervention on toilet usability in schools in the Philippines: a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 16;19(1):1680. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7833-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31842809 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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12238

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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