2.3. Study Population, Recruitment and Randomization, Reimbursement
RECRUITMENT
Using EHR-derived SSB and FJ screening data, we identified potentially eligible 1–8-year-old children who were documented to be consuming 2 or more SSB and/or FJ servings per day. This age range was selected to include an age group with relatively uniform SSB and FJ intake recommendations; for this reason, we did not include adolescents. Parents of such children with a scheduled pediatric primary care visit within the next month were called by research staff to assess their interest and eligibility for study participation. Additional requirements for inclusion were having an English-speaking parent/caregiver with regular access to an internet-enabled device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, personal computer), and that child baseline total sugary drink (SSB + FJ) intake was confirmed by research staff to be ≥2 servings per day. We excluded families whose child had a medical condition that might render our dietary advice unsafe or inappropriate, as well as those who had been seen in a pediatric weight management program in the prior year (All recruitment activities were performed by telephone, including obtaining informed consent for trial participation. One parent/caregiver provided informed consent per family. Per institutional policies, children aged 7 years and older also provided consent to participate. After informed consent was obtained, parents completed a baseline data collection interview by phone and were computer randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention or control group. REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) [