Comparing Calories at Fast Food Restaurants

NCT ID: NCT01357434

Last Updated: 2011-06-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

97 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Brief Summary

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Rating systems are intended to guide consumer choices. This project will determine if a previously developed scale that evaluates the "healthiness" of a restaurant is correlated with the actual choices consumers make when they patronize the restaurants. The study will also assess whether a restaurant marketed as "healthy" (Subway) rates higher on this scale than another restaurant that makes no such claims (McDonald's). Finally, the investigators will compare the calorie purchases from these two restaurants among youths and their families who eat at each of the restaurants.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Adolescents

Participants 12-21 years old.

Fast Food Restaurant

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will purchase a meal at Subway and McDonald's, on different days.

Interventions

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Fast Food Restaurant

Participants will purchase a meal at Subway and McDonald's, on different days.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 12-21 Year Olds that live in local area
* Like to eat at Subway and McDonald's
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

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UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Lesser LI, Kayekjian KC, Velasquez P, Tseng CH, Brook RH, Cohen DA. Adolescent Purchasing Behavior at McDonald's and Subway. J Adolesc Health. 2013 Oct;53(4):441-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.02.014. Epub 2013 May 6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23660412 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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RAND2010-0808

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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