Effect of Nutrition Labeling on Fast Food Choices

NCT ID: NCT00127660

Last Updated: 2017-09-01

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

605 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2006-05-31

Brief Summary

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A study examining menu choices made at fast food restaurants.

Detailed Description

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To examine the effect of point-of-purchase calorie information and value size pricing on fast food meal choices a randomized 2 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted in which participants ordered a fast food meal from one of four menus that varied with respect to whether calorie information was provided and whether value size pricing was used.

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Menu: calories=yes, value pricing=no

There were calories listed on the menu, but no value pricing was in place.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Menu: calories=yes, value pricing=no

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Menu: calories=yes, value pricing = yes

There were calories listed on the menu, AND value pricing was in place.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Menu: calories=yes, value pricing = yes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Menu: calories=no, value pricing = no

Calories were not listed on the menu, and value pricing was not in place.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Menu: calories=no, value pricing = no

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Menu: calories=no, value pricing = yes

CONTROL CONDITION: calories were not listed on the menu, and value pricing WAS in place.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Menu: calories=yes, value pricing=no

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Menu: calories=yes, value pricing = yes

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Menu: calories=no, value pricing = no

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must be 16 years old or older
* Must regularly eat at fast food restaurants

Exclusion Criteria

* Non-english speakers
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Minnesota

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lisa J Harnack, DrPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Minnesota

Locations

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Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Harnack LJ, French SA, Oakes JM, Story MT, Jeffery RW, Rydell SA. Effects of calorie labeling and value size pricing on fast food meal choices: results from an experimental trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2008 Dec 5;5:63. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-5-63.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19061510 (View on PubMed)

Fitch RC, Harnack LJ, Neumark-Sztainer DR, Story MT, French SA, Oakes JM, Rydell SA. Providing calorie information on fast-food restaurant menu boards: consumer views. Am J Health Promot. 2009 Nov-Dec;24(2):129-32. doi: 10.4278/ajhp.08031426.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19928485 (View on PubMed)

Rydell SA, Harnack LJ, Oakes JM, Story M, Jeffery RW, French SA. Why eat at fast-food restaurants: reported reasons among frequent consumers. J Am Diet Assoc. 2008 Dec;108(12):2066-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2008.09.008.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 19027410 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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R01DK067599

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DK67599 (completed)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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