The Effectiveness of PACE Label on Reducing Food Consumption and Increasing Physical Activity Levels

NCT ID: NCT05143515

Last Updated: 2021-12-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 103 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-07-04
• Study Completion Date: 2019-07-30

Brief Summary

Background: More people are at the risk of chronic disease as the prevalence of obesity increases. It is therefore essential to find ways of helping consumers to make a lower calorie food choice. Current evidence indicates that current food labelling is changing food choices and consumption, but it is of limited effectiveness. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) food labelling on food selection and consumption using a randomised experimental design in pop-up café. Method: This study as a randomised controlled experimental trial (RCT) was conducted in a research kitchen at Loughborough University. Participants were blinded to the exact purpose of the study and randomised to either exposure to PACE labelling plus calorie food labelling or calorie labelling only and asked to select food/drinks for their consumption, in the pop-up café up to a maximum value cost of £10. The study outcomes were the amount of money spent, the number of calories selected, and the amount of food consumed after exposure to the two different types of food labels.

Conditions

Health Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

PACE Label group

This group used the PACE label plus calorie label to help participants to know about the number of minutes of walking or running required to burn off the calories in food and drinks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

PACE label

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

There were 34 food and drinks choices available for consumption in the pop up café. The labels were displayed next to the food/drink item in the pop up café. The food items were kept in the same position for each participant kitchen to simulate the café environment. Then researchers changed the labels on the display according to the randomisation allocation of each participant. After randomsation participants were informed that they have £10 to spend in the pop-up café and that they could eat the food they selected in a private social eating room.

Calorie Label group

This group used only calorie labels to show the number of calories in food and drinks.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

PACE label

There were 34 food and drinks choices available for consumption in the pop up café. The labels were displayed next to the food/drink item in the pop up café. The food items were kept in the same position for each participant kitchen to simulate the café environment. Then researchers changed the labels on the display according to the randomisation allocation of each participant. After randomsation participants were informed that they have £10 to spend in the pop-up café and that they could eat the food they selected in a private social eating room.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• at least 18 years old
• healthy

Exclusion Criteria

• allergic to the foods in the pop up café
• chronic disease such as insulin-dependent diabetes
• BMI lower than 16 kg/m2.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Loughborough University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Nuo Zhang

Senior Physical Therapist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Loughborough University

Loughborough, Leicester, United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

ZhangNuo

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id