Reduction of Excessive Calories From Beverages in Children

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Unhealthy Diet
• Interventions: Behavioral: Physician communication

• Registration Number: NCT02239653
• Lead Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine

Brief 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.

Detailed 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-09-10
• Study First Posted: 2014-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2014-11-21
• Study Completion: 2014-11-21
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 443

Inclusion Criteria

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

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Exclusion Criteria

• Cannot speak English
• No phone access
• Already completed the survey for another child.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Physician communication	Physician communication	The "Milk. Water. Period" intervention comprises brochures, posters, and key talking points for use by primary pediatricians to use in discussion with the parent about the child's beverages consumption.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Excessive calories from beverages	2-4 weeks after check-up visit	percent of children consuming \>200 calories/day from soda, SSBs, and fruit juice beverages

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Saint Louis, Missouri, United States