Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Label on the Nutritional Quality of Purchases in Campus Cafeterias

NCT ID: NCT02663401

Last Updated: 2017-10-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2017-07-31

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on fods and beverages sold in a campus cafeteria in France on the nutritional quality of purchases. The design involves one site with the intervention and one control site with the same consumer and product characteristics.

Detailed Description

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The introduction of front-of-pack nutrition labelling is thought to help consumers making healthier choices at the point of purchase.

Recently, the French government is considering the introduction of the 5-Colour Nutrition Label as a front-of-pack nutrition label.

Evaluations of the 5-CNL suggest it is efficient in helping consumers making healthier choices. However, its impact in vulnerable populations has not yet been tested.

Students are thought to be a vulnerable population due to their limited resources and to their unhealthy food choices.

The objective of the present study is to investigate the impact of the introduction of the 5-CNL in campus cafeterias on the nutritional quality of food purchases.

The intervention is conducted during several months, with another similar cafeteria serving as control for the intervention.

Data on purchases is collected regularly, and the nutritional quality of purchases is evaluated over time between the intervention situation and the control situation

Conditions

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Food Labelling

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

Control situation in campus cafeterias where no labelling of food is proposed

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Front-of-pack labelling (5-CNL)

Introduction of the 5-CNL front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the campus cafeteria. Communication campaigns accompanying the introduction of the label

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Front-of-pack labelling 5-CNL

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Introduction of the 5-CNL Front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the cafeteria

Interventions

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Front-of-pack labelling 5-CNL

Introduction of the 5-CNL Front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the cafeteria

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All subjects purchasing foods or beverages in the selected campus cafeterias

Exclusion Criteria

* None

No individual data is collected. Only purchases data is collected (cash register sales data)
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Paris 13

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Serge HERCBERG

Professeur des Universités - Praticien Hospitalier

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CROUS Nice - Toulon

Nice, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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CROUS_NICE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id