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weSIPsmarter: Evaluating a Digital Health Intervention Aimed at Reducing Sugary Drinks Among Rural Head Start Preschoolers and Their Parents

University of Virginia · with National Cancer Institute (NCI) · NCT07046351

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 2+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
744
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 6, 2025
Record last updated
December 16, 2025

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What the study is about

This study will include 12 rural Head Start programs, randomly assigned to one of two groups: weSIPsmarter vs. control. The main goal is to find out if weSIPsmarter helps reduce sugary drink consumption in preschool-aged children and their parents.

Being studied: weSIPsmarter; weLearn2Read

Conditions: Sugary Beverages

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • 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.
  • 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.

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Virginia

    Christiansburg, VA 24073

    Site contact: Jamie Zoellner · jz9q@virginia.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Jamie Zoellner, PhD RD · (434) 924-5999 · jz9q@virginia.edu
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