ChildObesity180 - Social Marketing Campaign to Encourage Healthful Eating in Restaurants for Children

Child Overnutrition Clinical Trial

— CO180  

Official title:

ChildObesity180 - Social Marketing Campaign to Encourage Healthful Eating in Restaurants for Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03422926
• Other study ID #: PV1529
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 24, 2017
• Last updated: January 30, 2018
• Start date: October 2015
• Est. completion date: October 2016

Study information

• Verified date: January 2018
• Source: Tufts University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a messaging campaign affects the calories ordered for and consumed by children in a quick serve restaurant setting.

Description:

ChildObesity180 seeks to develop and implement a messaging campaign informed by evidence-based behavioral theory as well as perspectives from parents, children, and the restaurant industry. The campaign aims to help parents choose healthful options for their children when dining in the quick-serve restaurant setting. Aim 1 is campaign development. Aims 2 and 3 are assessment (i.e., Randomized controlled trial and revenue analysis). Hypotheses are that the messaging campaign will be associated with fewer calories ordered/consumed by children in the quick serve setting; and the campaign will not negatively impact quick serve restaurant revenue.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2646
• Est. completion date: October 2016
• Est. primary completion date: October 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parent or legal guardian of a 4 - 12 year old child (who is present)

• Have not participated in the study before

• <<Intervention community only>> live, work, or frequently travel to community

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Nutrition Disorders
• Child Overnutrition
• Overnutrition

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Social marketing campaign
Messaging campaign designed to help mothers in choosing healthful options when dining out.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tufts University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	kilocalories ordered	Receipt data will be used to determine what items were ordered for the parent and child, and kcals will be calculated using nutrition information from the restaurant and bomb calorimetry.	change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later
Primary	kilocalories consumed	Child plate waste will be collected, weighed and digitally imaged; a subset will be analyzed using bomb calorimetry.	change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later