Increasing Water Access and Appeal in Community Recreation Centers
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Healthy Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 3 - 100 |
| Updated: | 4/4/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | October 30, 2018 |
A Randomized Trial of a Comprehensive Multi-level Intervention to Increase Water Access and Appeal in Community Recreation Centers
This study is a cluster randomized controlled trial with n=28 City of Philadelphia recreation
centers (14 matched pairs) designed to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive
multi-level intervention to increase water access and appeal in community recreation centers
on 1) center-level water intake as measured by water meters, and 2) purchase of outside
beverages as measured by observations of recreation center youth.
centers (14 matched pairs) designed to determine the effectiveness of a comprehensive
multi-level intervention to increase water access and appeal in community recreation centers
on 1) center-level water intake as measured by water meters, and 2) purchase of outside
beverages as measured by observations of recreation center youth.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Recreation center is located in a low-income neighborhood in the City of Philadelphia,
defined by ≥20% of the residents in the zip code at or below Federal Poverty Level
- Recreation center includes both summer and after-school programming
- Recreation center is willing to comply with City of Philadelphia Healthy Vending
standards and discourage sugar sweetened beverage consumption
- Recreation center has water lines appropriate for installing indoor hydration stations
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unwilling to accept randomization
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1
site
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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