Reduction of Excessive Calories From Beverages in Children

Unhealthy Diet Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Randomized Controlled Trial to Reduce Calorie Intake From Sugar-sweetened Beverages by Children 1 - 12 Years of Age

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02239653
• Other study ID #: 201403027
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2014
• Est. completion date: November 21, 2014

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: to test the hypothesis that an intervention comprised of targeted physician and print messages can influence parents to reduce the amount of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) and fruit juice they give to their children 1 - 12 years of age.

Description:

The study will be conducted through a practice-based research network of community pediatric practices. Participating sites will be randomized to the intervention or control condition (usual care) using a pre-specified randomization scheme derived using computer generated random numbers. The intervention sites will participate in a 30-minute training for using the "Milk. Water. Period" intervention (brochures, posters, key talking points and phone messages) in their office. The goal is for them to discuss beverage consumption and encourage "Milk. Water. Period" for all children 12 months to 12 years old (not yet reached their 13th birthday) at their checkup visit. The primary care provider (PCP) will use the talking points to facilitate the discussion about drink milk and water only and will give a brochure to each family. Assessments will be by telephone interview of the parent 2 to 4 weeks after a check-up visit for the index child.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 443
• Est. completion date: November 21, 2014
• Est. primary completion date: November 21, 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent of child age 12 months to 12 years attending for a check-up visit during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cannot speak English

• No phone access

• Already completed the survey for another child.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Unhealthy Diet

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Physician communication

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Washington University School of Medicine	Saint Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Excessive calories from beverages	percent of children consuming >200 calories/day from soda, SSBs, and fruit juice beverages	2-4 weeks after check-up visit