Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents

NCT00381160 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: DK73025AR01DK073025
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 224
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity

Keywords

weight loss; obesity; sugar-sweetened beverages; diet; adolescence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Body mass index (BMI)

  Change through 2 years

Study Arms (2)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Provision of non-caloric beverages to home

Behavioral: Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption

2

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption BEHAVIORAL

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).

1

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Boston Children's Hospital: lead
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Osganian SK, Chomitz VR, Ellenbogen SJ, Ludwig DS. Effects of decreasing sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on body weight in adolescents: a randomized, controlled pilot study. Pediatrics. 2006 Mar;117(3):673-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.2005-0983.

  PMID: 16510646 BACKGROUND

• Ebbeling CB, Feldman HA, Chomitz VR, Antonelli TA, Gortmaker SL, Osganian SK, Ludwig DS. A randomized trial of sugar-sweetened beverages and adolescent body weight. N Engl J Med. 2012 Oct 11;367(15):1407-16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1203388. Epub 2012 Sep 21.

  PMID: 22998339 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Overweight; Obesity; Weight Loss

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Body Weight Changes

Study Officials

• Cara B Ebbeing, PhD

  Boston Children's Hospital

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• David S Ludwig, MD, PhD

  Boston Children's Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2006
• First Posted: September 27, 2006
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2011
• Study Completion: December 1, 2011
• Last Updated: August 10, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-08

Locations

US (1)