Effects of Sugary Drink Warning Labels on Parent Choices

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-11

Study Completion Date

2020-03-12

Brief Summary

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Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a significant contributor to adult and childhood obesity. Policies to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are being pursued, but there is little empirical data on how such labels influence people. The proposed research will evaluate the impact of different types of sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels relative to standard calorie labels on the purchasing and consumption behaviors of parents and children.

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Detailed Description

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The primary objective of this proposal is to determine, before wide-scale implementation, to what degree SSB warning labels increase consumers' knowledge about the potential health harms of SSBs and reduce SSB intake. The study is designed to answer two additional questions: 1) Do some warning labels work better than others? 3) If warning labels influence behavior, is it because they increase knowledge or simply provide a salient reminder that some drinks are less healthy? This aim is designed to test the effect of warning labels on total kilocalories (kcals) purchased and consumed by parents and children. We will examine how SSB warning labels influence snack and beverage purchases and intake among 405 racially and ethnically diverse parent-child pairs.

Conditions

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Food Preferences

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

This randomized, controlled lab-based study will capture beverage and snack purchases from a concession stand and measure how much participants consume while watching a television show. Participants will be randomized to 1 of 3 groups: 1) calorie labels (control); 2) text warning labels; or 3) graphic warning labels displaying amounts of sugar.

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Calorie/Control Label Condition

Beverages at the concession stand and in the parent survey in this arm will display solely a calorie label.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Exposure to beverage calorie information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Calories for sugar-sweetened and non-sugar-sweetened beverages

Text Warning Label Condition

Sugary beverages at the concession stand and in the parent survey in this arm will display both a text warning and a calorie label.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Graphic images of the amount of sugar (randomly assigned teaspoons, packets, or cubes) and text warning labels

Exposure to beverage calorie information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Calories for sugar-sweetened and non-sugar-sweetened beverages

Sugar Graphic Label Condition

Sugary beverages at the concession stand and in the parent survey in this arm will display a sugar graphic warning label depicting the amount of sugar in the product, the same text warning, and a calorie label.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Graphic images of the amount of sugar (randomly assigned teaspoons, packets, or cubes) and text warning labels

Exposure to beverage calorie information

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Calories for sugar-sweetened and non-sugar-sweetened beverages

Interventions

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Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels

Graphic images of the amount of sugar (randomly assigned teaspoons, packets, or cubes) and text warning labels

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to beverage calorie information

Calories for sugar-sweetened and non-sugar-sweetened beverages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participant pairs must be:
* Primary caregiver of a child 6-11 years old; 18 years or older; can read and speak English; did not participate in related studies from our group
* Child is between 6 and 11 years old; drinks SSBs at least 12 times per month (\~3 times per week)

Exclusion Criteria

* Unable to participate in person in Philadelphia
* Parent did not purchase food and beverage for their child
* Parent or caregiver refused to give child permission to participate

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes