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Unsweetened Sparkling Water and Changes in Sweetness Perception in Adolescents

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05966870

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Official title

Reducing Added Sugar Intake on Sweetness Perception in Adolescents by Substituting Unsweetened Sparkling Water for Sugar Sweetened Beverages

Brief summary

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The study design is a prospective observational study in adolescents who are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), to evaluate the effectiveness of sparkling water to reduce dietary intake of added sugars and thereby improve glycemia. Study data on consumption and the flavor profile of sparkling water will serve as a measure of acceptability. The study intervention will be to provide carbonated flavored sparkling water for 12 weeks to adolescents (and their families) who have a usual intake of 2 or more servings of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) per day and are at a high risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Study measures will be obtained before and after the exposure to carbonated flavored sparkling water and each participant will serve as his/her own control. To encourage the participants to substitute the carbonated flavored sparkling water, study personnel will send them weekly iMessages through the Technology Assisted Dietary Assessment (TADA) app. In addition, investigators will monitor the participants' diet, using the TADA app, every two weeks, for 4 days. Study measurements will be obtained at baseline, before the intervention, during and at the end of the 12 week intervention. Objective: Determine the effect of reducing added sugars intake by substituting carbonated sparkling water on T2D risk in adolescents. Hypothesis: Adolescents who decrease consumption of SSB by substituting sparkling water will experience decreased blood glucose concentrations and increased insulin sensitivity during an oral glucose tolerance test and decreased glucose excursions during continued glucose monitoring, compared to those who do not decrease consumption of SSB.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT05966870
Recruitment status
Terminated
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Indiana University
Other
Enrollment
22 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
10 Years to 21 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Mar 8, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 19, 2021
Completion
Jun 19, 2021
Last update posted
Feb 11, 2025

2020 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Indiana University School of Public Health Bloomington Indiana 47405

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