Using Online Food Retail "Nudges" to Promote Healthier Beverage Intake Among Low-Income Children

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Using Online Food Retail "Nudges" to Promote Healthier Beverage Intake Among Low-Income Children

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06222541
• Other study ID #: 21-01038
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 7, 2023
• Est. completion date: April 10, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: January 2024
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop online food retail nudges to discourage sugary drink purchases and promote healthier substitutes; 2) examine the impact of online store nudges on purchases of sugary drinks in an online randomized controlled experiment with low-income parents, including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)-participating parents, of children age 1-5 years; and 3) disseminate findings to retailers, including those participating in the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 2241
• Est. completion date: April 10, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 10, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

For Aim 1, the inclusion criteria are as follows:

• parent (or caregiver) of children ages 1-5 years;

• the ability to read and write in English;

• aged 18 years or older;

• household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level;

• previously purchased fruit drinks for their children;

• have ever shopped for groceries online in the last 12 months,

• live in the US, and

• have access to a personal computer, laptop, or tablet.

The inclusion criteria for Aim 2 are identical to the inclusion criteria for Aim 1, except the researchers will not aim to recruit exclusively parents who have previously purchased sugary drinks for their children or who have ever shopped for groceries online in the last 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

The exclusion criteria for Aim 1 include:

• not parent (or caregiver) of children ages 1-5 years;

• aged <18 years or >99 years;

• lack the ability to read and speak English;

• household income above 185% the federal poverty level;

• have never purchased fruit drinks for their children;

• have never shopped for groceries online in the last 12 months;

• do not live in the US, and;

• do not have access to a personal computer, laptop, or tablet. The exclusion criteria for Aim 2 are identical to the exclusion criteria for Aim 1, except participants who have never purchased sugary drinks for their children and have never shopped for groceries online in the last 12 months will not be excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Obesity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• "Nudges" in Web-Based Supermarket
While shopping in the web-based supermarket, participants assigned to the "nudge" arm will see retail nudges to discourage sugary drink purchases and promote healthier substitutes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NYU Langone Health	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NYU Langone Health	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Total Calories of Sugary Drinks Purchased during Shopping Activity		Day 1 (Approximately 30 minutes)