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The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)

Eligible age

8–12 yrs

Accepts

All genders

Locations

1 state

Healthy volunteers

Yes

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About this study

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.

Sponsor: Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute

You may qualify if…

✓ 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)
✓ Low consumption of non-nutritive sweeteners (≤ 3 time/wk)
✓ Willingness to consume experimental products Exclusion Criteria
✓ 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)

Where it's recruiting

Arkansas

Little Rock

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT05992688 · last updated 2025-12-22