Digital Drink-Downer: new study targets sugary sips in preschoolers
NCT ID NCT07046351
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a digital program called weSIPsmarter to help preschool children and their parents in rural areas cut back on sugary drinks. About 744 families from 12 Head Start programs will take part, with half using the program and half receiving a reading-focused website instead. The goal is to see if the program reduces how many sugary drinks kids and parents consume.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- behavioral digital health intervention (weSIPsmarter)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way to reduce sugary drink intake in young children and their parents, improving long-term health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug. Results depend on family engagement, and the effect may be modest or not last long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 744 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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2 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Head Start sites: Head Start sites will be located in or adjacent to a rural county (RUCC 4-9), fall within the planned Appalachia and Black Belt regions, have an enrollment of 120 families or more, and exhibit commitment and capacity to the scope of work. 2. Participants: Children enrolled must be between the ages of 2 and 5 year, be enrolled in a participating Head Start, and have a legal guardian ("parent," able under law to consent for their child to participate) who has enrolled in the trial themselves and provided consent for the child. Only one parent-child dyad per household is eligible to participate in the trial. Exclusion Criteria: * Parents could not have participated in formative work for this study completed under SBS 4522.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGChristiansburg, Virginia, 24073, United States