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

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effectiveness of Physical Activity Calorie Equivalent (PACE) Label on Reducing Food Consumption and Increasing Physical Activity Levels: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05143515
• Other study ID #: ZhangNuo
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 4, 2019
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: Loughborough University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 103
• Est. completion date: July 30, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: July 30, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 75 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United Kingdom	Loughborough University	Loughborough	Leicester

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Loughborough University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Money Spent	Participants had £10 to spend in the pop-up café and they could eat the food they selected in a private social eating room. The total money they spent were measured when they left the lab.	Immediately after the intervention
Primary	Calorie Intake	The researchers used a digital scale to weigh the original remaining food to the nearest 0.1 gram. The name of food items, the number of calories in each item selected, and the weight of leftover (using calibrated food weighing scales) was recorded for each participant. They were to ensure that all participants had finished eating and left the lab before weighing the remaining food.	Immediately after the intervention
Primary	The International Physical Activity Questionnaires(IPAQ)	24-hour physical activity questionnaire was sent to them via email one day after the experiment.	24 hours after the intervention