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NCT Number: NCT03204175

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hand Hygiene

Age range

5 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

GIZ / Fit For School

Manila, Philippines

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Attending study school on day of observation

Exclusion criteria

  • No predefined exclusion criteria since individual-level data is not recorded.

Treatment and study plan

FIT Plus

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 arm

Other

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Toilet Usability Index

    Time frame: 5 months after intervention delivery

    The Toilet Usability Index is a composite score based on toilet availability, accessibility, and privacy collected through direct observation of facilities.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Soap Use Ratio

    Time frame: 5 months after intervention delivery

    The secondary outcome measure is the soap-use ratio per toilet, which will be calculated based on the weight of soap used in one day divided by the number of toileting events in the same day.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Other

Collaborators

  • Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam
  • Deutsche Gesellshaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GMBH

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomised Control Trial of a Sanitation Operation and Management Intervention in Elementary Schools in the Philippines (Fit for School Plus)

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 29, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 12, 2018

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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