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Evaluation of a Handwashing Promotion Program in Three Countries

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

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01043809
Enrollment
15000
Registered
2010-01-07
Start date
2008-01-31
Completion date
2008-06-30
Last updated
2013-02-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Absenteeism, Infectious Disease, Respiratory Illness

Keywords

schools, handwashing, prevention and control, communicable diseases, absenteeism

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALProcter & Gamble school-based handwashing promotion program

Handwashing promotion lesson and materials targeting first grade students

BEHAVIORALexpanded 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.

Sponsors

Procter and Gamble
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
CollaboratorOTHER_GOV
Project HOPE
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Field Epidemiology Training Program Alumni Foundation, Inc.
CollaboratorOTHER
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Lead SponsorFED

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes

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

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
student school absences / 100 student-weeks of observationone semester

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Student absences due to respiratory illness / 100 student-weeks of observationone semester
student absences due to infectious syndromes / 100 student-weeks of observationone semester
longitudinal prevalence of infectious syndromes among students' family membersone semester

Countries

China, Pakistan, Philippines

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026