Objective:

To assess whether the H2GO! program affected children’s BMI z score and beverage intake over 12 months compared with usual programming.

Approach:

• Design and setting: Unblinded, parallel-group cluster-randomized trial conducted at Boys & Girls Club sites in Massachusetts. Sites were pair-matched by region and enrollment before randomization.
• Participants: Eligible children were 8 to 13 years old, current site members, English-proficient, and able to access a Wi-Fi-enabled device; participating parents or caregivers were adults and English-proficient.
• Intervention and comparison: H2GO! included 12 one-hour, in-person sessions over about six weeks, delivered by trained staff. Activities addressed sugary-drink reduction and water intake through interactive exercises, youth-created narratives, and parent–child activities. Comparison sites…
• Assessments: Assessments occurred at baseline and 2, 6, and 12 months. The primary outcome was change in child BMI z score at 12 months; secondary outcomes included changes in sugar-sweetened beverage and water intake.

Key Findings:

• The provided context describes the trial rationale, design, intervention, and planned outcomes but does not report trial results.

Interpretation:

The context establishes the study’s hypothesis and methods but does not provide evidence about whether H2GO! changed BMI z score or beverage intake.

Limitations:

• The supplied article context ends during the description of beverage-intake measurement and does not include results or a full account of study limitations.

Sources:

• Article context supplied in the prompt