The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This is an 8 to14-week three-arm randomized controlled in children 8 to 12 years old. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate if stevia (as with other sweeteners and consistent with prior research in children and adults) has benefits for weight control and metabolic function relative to caloric sweeteners, and whether it provides benefits in this regard similar to water.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: 12
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Age 8-12 years
• Normal weight: BMI percentile ≥5th to \<85th
• Excessive weight: BMI percentile ≥ 85th and \<140% of the 95th percentile or BMI ≥35 to \<40 kg/m2
• Current consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (≥3 times /wk)
• Low consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners (≤ 3 time/wk)
• Willingness to consume experimental products
Locations
United States
Arkansas
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
RECRUITING
Little Rock
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
RECRUITING
Little Rock
Contact Information
Primary
Eva C Diaz, M.D.
ecdiazfuentes@uams.edu
5013643056
Backup
Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D.
MFerruzzi@uams.edu
5013642781
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-09-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-10-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 210
Treatments
Active_comparator: Sucrose sweetened beverage
Sucrose (i.e. sugar): 25 g sugar (100 Kcal per serving). Participants will be asked to consume the study product once a day for 8 to 14 weeks if they have normal weight or excessive weight, respectively.
Experimental: Stevia sweetened beverage
The stevia-sweetened beverage contains 30.1 mg of steviol equivalents. Participants will be asked to consume the study product once a day for 8 to 14 weeks if they have normal weight or excessive weight, respectively.
Active_comparator: Calorie free flavored water beverage
Flavored water. Participants will be asked to consume the study product once a day for 8 to 14 weeks if they have normal weight or excessive weight, respectively.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Cargill
Leads: Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute