The Effects of Social Media on Food Intake and Behaviour
NCT ID: NCT02948816
Last Updated: 2017-10-26
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
10 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-10-31
2017-08-31
Brief Summary
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1. A Facebook page where 70% of posts are related to food.
2. A Facebook page where only 20% of posts are related to food.
3. A control condition (colouring quietly).
During each of the above conditions participants will be provided with identical snacks. The snacks will be weighed before and after each condition, to determine whether there is a change in food intake across the 3 conditions.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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Participants will spend 30 minutes interacting with a Facebook page that is made up of 20% food-related posts, and 80% non food-related posts (news, sports, etc). They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.
Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is primarily non-food related posts.
Facebook + Food
Participants will spend 30 minutes interacting with a Facebook page that is made up of 70% food-related posts, and 30% non food-related posts (news, sports, etc). They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.
Facebook + Food
Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is food related posts.
Colouring
Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring. They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.
Colouring
Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring quietly.
Interventions
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Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is primarily non-food related posts.
Facebook + Food
Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is food related posts.
Colouring
Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring quietly.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
25 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Prince Edward Island
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Travis Saunders
Assistant Professor
Locations
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University of Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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6006850
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id