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Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents (BASH)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00381160
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : August 10, 2012
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Boston Children’s Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effect of a multi-component intervention, designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, on weight gain, total energy intake, and diet quality in adolescents. The secondary aim is to evaluate whether outcomes of the intervention differ between adolescents for whom 100% fruit juice vs. other products (i.e., soda, fruit punch, lemonade, iced tea, coffee drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks) constitutes the primary source of sugar from beverages.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Overweight Obesity Behavioral: Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

We are partnering with community organizations (including high schools) in the greater Boston area and a major regional supermarket. Participants will be 240 high school students who drink at least 1 serving of sugar-sweetened beverage (including 100% fruit juices) per day and who have a BMI ≥ 85th percentile. They will be randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. The intervention, of 1-year duration, will target the home/family environment in combination with a behavioral intervention provided during brief check-in visits. The environment will be changed by delivering non-caloric beverages to the homes of adolescents who regularly consume sugar-sweetened beverages. Parents will be counseled by telephone to serve as role models in consuming non-caloric beverages. The behavioral intervention for the adolescents will include didactic and experiential components during the check-in visits. Study outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 1 year (end of intervention period), and 2 years (end of follow-up period).

Additional relevant material based on the original proposal (NIH grant application) is provided below:

Each outcome will be compared between groups using a general linear model, adjusted for baseline covariates that could affect body weight: sex, race, ethnicity (Hispanic vs non-Hispanic), household income, parents' education, BMI, beverage consumption (sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened, unsweetened), energy intake (total, sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice), physical activity level, and daily television viewing. Each covariate will be tested for confounding, mediation, and interaction effects on the primary outcome. Stratum-specific estimates of the group difference will be constructed for any covariates showing significant interaction.


Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 224 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Reducing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents
Study Start Date : September 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2011
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1
Provision of non-caloric beverages to home
 Behavioral: Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
Multi-component intervention aimed at reducing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Components include delivery of non-caloric beverages to home in combination with behavioral modification (telephone counseling with parent; check in visit with participant).
No Intervention: 2


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Body mass index (BMI) [ Time Frame: Change through 2 years ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 17 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrolled in grade 9 or 10
  • BMI ≥ 85th percentile for age and gender
  • Residing in predominately one household, with access to a working telephone
  • Consumption of 12 fluid ounces sugar-sweetened beverages (including 100% fruit juices) per day

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Sibling participating in the study
  • Intention to change location of residence during the 2 years post-randomization
  • Plans to be away from home for 5 weeks or longer during the study period
  • Physician diagnosis of a major medical illness or eating disorder
  • Chronic use of any medication that may affect body weight or composition
  • Current smoking
  • Physical, mental, or cognitive handicaps that prevent participation
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00381160


Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Sponsors and Collaborators
Boston Children’s Hospital
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Investigators
Study Director: Cara B Ebbeing, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital
Principal Investigator: David S Ludwig, MD, PhD Boston Children’s Hospital
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Responsible Party: Boston Children’s Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00381160     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: DK73025A
R01DK073025 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
First Posted: September 27, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 10, 2012
Last Verified: August 2012

Keywords provided by Boston Children’s Hospital:
weight loss
obesity
sugar-sweetened beverages
diet
adolescence

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms