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Six-Week Board Game Intervention to Improve Hydration in Tunisian School Children

NCT07212309 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2025-10-08

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Summary

This study evaluated a six-week educational program designed to improve hydration knowledge, hydration status, and drinking practices in young school children in Tunisia. The intervention used an adapted "Snakes and Ladders" board game that delivers fun, age-appropriate messages about healthy fluid intake.

Two hundred forty first-grade students (ages 6-7 years) from two public primary schools were invited to participate during the 2021-2022 academic year. After obtaining parental consent, children were assigned by class to either an intervention group, which played the hydration board game once a week before their physical education (PE) lesson, or a control group, which continued usual activities.

Primary outcomes included hydration knowledge, hydration status (change in body mass before and after PE), perceived thirst, and the volume of water consumed during PE. Outcomes were measured before the program and again after six weeks. This randomized controlled trial sought to determine whether a playful, classroom-based board game can enhance children's understanding and daily practices related to proper hydration.

Conditions

  • Hydration Status
  • Hydration Behavior
  • Water Intake

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Board Game-Based Hydration Education Program

A six-week educational program delivered through board games, designed to improve hydration knowledge, practices, and status among school children. The program includes interactive sessions, quizzes, and games that teach the importance of adequate water intake. It is integrated into regular school activities and monitored for engagement and adherence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
7 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-02-01
Primary Completion
2022-03-20
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • Tunisia

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