The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age8-12
SponsorArkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
About this trial
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 has benefits for weight control and metabolic function relative to caloric sweeteners, and whether it provides benefits in this regard similar to water.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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 (≥2 times /wk)
Disqualifiers
Children with class 3 obesity (i.e., BMI ≥ 140% of the 95th percentile or BMI ≥ 40.0 kg/m2)
Dislike of experimental beverage taste (assessed at initial visit)
Asthma that requires daily use of inhalers to keep symptoms under control.
Asthma that requires use of rescue inhalers (e.g., albuterol) >2 days per week
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Sucrose sweetened beverage
- Stevia sweetened beverages
- Calorie free flavored water beverage
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsLocations
2Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center72202, Little RockArkansas, United States
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center72202, Little RockArkansas, United States
Sponsors and collaborators
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Lead sponsor
Cargill
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov