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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
24
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.
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.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Change from baseline sugar-sweetened beverage at 9-weeks
Measured using the Beverage Questionnaire 15 (BEVQ-15)
Time frame: Baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up)
Change from baseline dietary quality as measured by the components of the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) at 9-weeks, 6-months and 18 months
2 unannounced recalls (one weekend and one weekday) using state-of-the-art Nutrition Data System for Research (NDSR) software and multiple pass methods. HEI indicators will be extracted from the NDSR system and examined for changes in the total HEI score, on a 100-point continuous scale (higher scores reflective higher diet quality).
Time frame: Baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months
Change from baseline weight at 9-weeks, 6-months and 18 months
Cellular enabled in-home ©BodyTrace digital scale
Time frame: Baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months
Change from baseline overall quality of life at 9-weeks, 6-months and 18 months
Using the Center's for Disease (CDC) Healthy Days Core Module
Time frame: Baseline, 9-weeks (immediate-post follow-up), 6-months, 18 months
Change from baseline sugar-sweetened beverage at 6-months and 18 months
Measured using the BEVQ-15
Time frame: Baseline, 6-months, 18 months
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