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Behavioral Intervention

Kids SipSmartER for Sugary Drinks

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Research Sponsored by University of Virginia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6 months

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether the Kids SIPsmartER program can help 7th grade students reduce their consumption of sugary drinks.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for 7th grade students and their parents or caregivers from the 12 selected schools. It's not suitable for students with major cognitive disabilities that might affect their ability to provide reliable self-reported data.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The Kids SipSmartER program aims to reduce sugary drink consumption among 7th graders. The study will also look at changes in quality of life, BMI, health literacy, and how well the program is adopted by schools and maintained over time.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves educational activities rather than medication, traditional side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience changes in beverage preferences and habits.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

sugar sweetened beverages

Secondary outcome measures

BMI

Health-related quality of life

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Kids SipSmartERExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Kids SIPsmartER is a 12 session, 6-month program with an integrated two-way short service message (SMS) strategy to engage caregivers in SSB role modeling and supporting home SSB environment changes

Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

Control arm receives no intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of VirginiaLead Sponsor

753 Previous Clinical Trials

1,238,434 Total Patients Enrolled

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityOTHER

141 Previous Clinical Trials

21,166 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who is eligible to take part in this clinical trial?

"This research project is seeking 6600 participants aged 10-85 who habitually consume sugary beverages. Eligibility requirements also include being a seventh grade student in one of the 12 participating schools when their school is randomized to a study cohort, as well as parents/caregivers of enrolled students."

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Is there still capacity for participation in this clinical trial?

"This trial, which became available on August 15th 2018 and was last updated November 29th 2022 is no longer seeking patients. However, clinicaltrials.gov does list one other medical study actively accepting enrolment at this time."

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Are the participants of this experiment restricted to any specific age group?

"This clinical trial's eligibility criteria necessitates that applicants be between 10 and 85 years old. Additionally, there are two distinct studies for minors as well as those over 65."

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Recent research and studies

Contemporary Clinical TrialsJournal

Kids Sipsmarter, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Multi-level Intervention to Improve Sugar-sweetened Beverages Behaviors Among Appalachian Middle-school Students: Rationale, Design & Methods

Zoellner, Jamie M., Kathleen J. Porter, Wen You, Phillip I. Chow, Lee M. Ritterband, Maryam Yuhas, Annie Loyd, Brittany A. McCormick, and Donna-Jean P. Brock. 2019. “Kids Sipsmarter, a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial and Multi-level Intervention to Improve Sugar-sweetened Beverages Behaviors Among Appalachian Middle-school Students: Rationale, Design & Methods”. Contemporary Clinical Trials. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cct.2019.06.011.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Kids SipSmartER, an Intervention to Reduce Sugar-sweetened Beverages

Jamie Zoellner, PhD RD 2018. "Kids SipSmartER, an Intervention to Reduce Sugar-sweetened Beverages". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03740113.