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Technology-Based Behavioral Intervention for Reducing Sugary Drink Intake

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Led By Jamie M Zoellner, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Virginia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

English speaking adults, 18 years of age or older, who consume more than 200 kcals of SSB/day

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months

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Study Summary

This trial will test whether a website designed to help people cut down on sugary drinks is more effective than a static Patient Education website.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adults over 18 living in rural Appalachia who drink more than 200 calories of sugary beverages daily and can use an internet-enabled device weekly. Only one person per household may join, and those who consume less or are unwilling to use the technology are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The iSIPsmarter study tests a behavioral intervention aimed at reducing sugary drink intake against a standard patient education website. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the interactive iSIPsmarter program or static information, with follow-ups at 3, 6, and 18 months.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational content rather than medication, traditional side effects aren't expected. However, participants might experience changes in diet habits or psychological discomfort if struggling with behavior change.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am over 18, speak English, and drink more than 200 calories of sugary drinks daily.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 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

Change from baseline sugar-sweetened beverage at 9-weeks

Secondary outcome measures

Change from baseline overall dietary quality at 9-weeks, 6-months and 18 months

Change from baseline overall quality of life at 9-weeks, 6-months and 18 months

Change from baseline sugar-sweetened beverage at 6-months and 18 months

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: iSIPsmarterExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

iSIPsmarter is a technology-based behavioral and health literacy intervention. It is comprised of six Internet-delivered Cores, an integrated short message service (SMS) strategy to engage users in tracking SSB behaviors, and the incorporation of a cellular enabled scale for in-home weight tracking. Participants will be prompted (via email or text) to self-monitor their sugar-sweetened beverage intake. iSIPsmarter is a highly interactive, structured, and self-guided program that uses strategies previously proven to promote behavior change. iSIPsmarter also incorporates a stepped care approach to re-engage users who struggle to complete components.

Group II: Patient Education (PE)Active Control1 Intervention

he PE website will include scientifically accurate information that is typical of nutrition education websites and will include information about SSB recommendations, types of SSB and portion size, SSB-related health risks, energy balance information, identifying personal motivators and barriers to reducing SSB intake, interpreting SSB nutrition labels, and recognizing media influences and misclaims in SSB advertisements, as well as printable forms to track SSB and weight. Unlike iSIPsmarter, the content will not be tailored and will be presented all at once.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of VirginiaLead Sponsor

753 Previous Clinical Trials

1,244,786 Total Patients Enrolled

University of North CarolinaOTHER

166 Previous Clinical Trials

1,449,362 Total Patients Enrolled

Jamie M Zoellner, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Virginia

2 Previous Clinical Trials

115 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does the eligibility criterion for this research trial extend to individuals over 35 years of age?

"This trial is open to all individuals between the ages of 18 and 85."

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Are there any criteria for enrolling in this clinical trial?

"In order to be accepted as a participant in this trial, one must have consumed sugar-sweetened beverages and fall within the ages of 18 - 85. This study plans on enrolling roughly 245 individuals."

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Are researchers currently seeking participants for this experiment?

"Clinicaltrials.gov records denote that this medical study, initially posted on August 2nd 2021, is no longer recruiting participants. Nonetheless, 21 other trials are enlisting patients at the moment."

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