Priests’ sermon and sugar-sweetened beverage choices in Catholic parishes

The effect of a faith-based intervention on sugar-sweetened beverage choices in Catholic parishes in Peru: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN24676734

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2017-05-08

Start date

2017-04-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

Sugar-sweetened beverage choices Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

Interventions

This experiment is based on the first morning service on Sundays and it will consist of a baseline assessment, a first service (intervention/experiment, 7 days from baseline) and a second service (fol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All attendees to the first Sunday morning service in participating parishes 2. =18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 04/09/2017: The proportion of individuals that choose a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water immediately after the first service in the intervention compared to the control group. Previous primary outcome measures: The choice of a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water immediately after the first service compared to baseline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 04/09/2017: 1. The proportion of individuals that choose a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the first service in the intervention compared to the control group 2. The self-report of having bought soda for personal consumption during the last week in the intervention compared to the control group 3. The self-report of having bought soda for household consumption during the last week in the intervention compared to the control group Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. The choice of a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the first service compared to the baseline 2. The choice of a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the experiment [intervention group only] 3. The self-report of having bought soda during the last week, two weeks after the first service	—

Measure

Time frame

Current secondary outcome measures as of 04/09/2017: 1. The proportion of individuals that choose a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the first service in the intervention compared to the control group 2. The self-report of having bought soda for personal consumption during the last week in the intervention compared to the control group 3. The self-report of having bought soda for household consumption during the last week in the intervention compared to the control group Previous secondary outcome measures: 1. The choice of a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the first service compared to the baseline 2. The choice of a bottle of soda instead of a bottle of water two weeks after the experiment [intervention group only] 3. The self-report of having bought soda during the last week, two weeks after the first service

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Countries

Peru

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026