iSIPsmarter: A Pilot RCT to Evaluate a Web-based Behavioral Intervention to Reduce Sugary Beverages Among Black Adults

University of Virginia

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Sugar-Sweetened Beverages; Diet Habit

Treatments: Behavioral: Patient Education (PE); Behavioral: iSIPsmarter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06184737

22130

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will enroll 24 Black adults. The overall goal is to examine the preliminary efficacy of iSIPsmarter in a 2 group [iSIPsmarter vs. static Patient Education (PE) website] by 4 assessment (Pre, 3-, 6- and 18-month follow-up) design. The generated pilot data will allow us to better understand efficacy and engagement outcomes among Black participants. We anticipate trends that iSIPsmarter will be more efficacious at reducing SSB consumption than a PE website at post assessment.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 110 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• English speaking adults, identify as Black, > or equal to 18 years of age, consume >200 kcals of SSB/day, ability and willingness to access an internet-enabled device at least one time per week and receive SMS-based reminder prompts

Exclusion criteria

• non-English speaking adults, do not identify as Black, <18 years of age, consume <200 kcals of SSB/day, inability and willingness to access an internet-enabled device at least one time per week and receive SMS-based reminder prompts. Also, only one person per household is eligible to participate in the trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

iSIPsmarter

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: iSIPsmarter

Patient Education (PE)

Active Comparator group

Description:

The 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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Patient Education (PE)