Dietary and Cognitive Effects of Food Ads Posted by TikTok Influencers

NCT ID: NCT05777486

Last Updated: 2025-04-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-02-17

Study Completion Date

2025-10-31

Brief Summary

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Randomized and controlled experimental study to evaluate how influencer food ads on TikTok affect calorie purchases among youth (ages 10-13). Participants will be randomized to one of two conditions: (1) seeing an influencer with food or (2) seeing an influencer without food. Participants will complete a 15-minute survey in which they will be randomized to one of two conditions and view and rate TikTok influencer ads associated with their condition. Then they will complete a food purchasing task in which they will shop in an online store that will display six food items and six beverages. Finally, they will answer demographic questions (e.g., self-reported height and weight) and view a debriefing summary that describes the full purpose of the study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Calorie Consumption

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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TikTok Influencer Ads with Food

Participants randomized to view TikTok influencers' posts with food will view 4 ads associated with their condition and 2 filler ads, all of which are presented in counterbalanced order. They will report their reaction to the ads using the icons available on the TikTok platform (i.e. like, comment, or share). After viewing all of the TikTok ads, youth participants will complete the virtual snack selection task where they will see a virtual vending machine. All items will cost $2. Participants will be asked to select one snack and one beverage from the vending machine. After the snack selection task, participants will review the TikTok ads again and complete survey questions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TikTok Ads - With Food

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TikTok posts from influencers promoting food.

TikTok Influencer Ads without Food

Participants randomized to view TikTok influencers' posts without food will view 4 ads associated with their condition and 2 filler ads, all of which are presented in counterbalanced order. They will report their reaction to the ads using the icons available on the TikTok platform (i.e. like, comment, or share). After viewing all of the TikTok ads, youth participants will complete the virtual snack selection task where they will see a virtual vending machine. All items will cost $2. Participants will be asked to select one snack and one beverage from the vending machine. After the snack selection task, participants will review the TikTok ads again and complete survey questions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TikTok Ads - Without Food

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TikTok posts from influencers who are not promoting food.

Interventions

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TikTok Ads - With Food

TikTok posts from influencers promoting food.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

TikTok Ads - Without Food

TikTok posts from influencers who are not promoting food.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must be 10-13 years old
* Identify as only non-Latino White or only Black/African American
* Report that they log into TikTok at least once daily
* Read and speak English

Exclusion Criteria

• Any criteria not met as listed above will bar an adolescent from participating in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

13 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Marie Bragg, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

NYU Langone Health

Locations

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Zora Hall

Role: CONTACT

(646) 501-3716

Krystle Tsai

Role: CONTACT

(646) 501-3391

Other Identifiers

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22-01632

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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