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Grocery Assistance Program Study

NCT02643576 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 296

Last updated 2017-10-24

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Summary

This highly innovative experimental trial is designed to examine the independent and joint effects of prohibiting the use of SNAP-like benefits to purchase foods high in discretionary calories and offering an incentive to encourage the purchase of more healthful foods.

Conditions

  • Food Assistance

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

F&V Bonus

To examine the independent effect of offering an incentive (i.e. bonus dollars for fruit and vegetable purchases) to SNAP-like benefits to encourage the purchase of more healthful foods

BEHAVIORAL

Restriction

To examine the independent effect of prohibiting the use of SNAP-like benefits to purchase foods high in discretionary calories (i.e.sugar-sweetened beverages, candy, or sweet baked goods) on food purchases and diet quality

BEHAVIORAL

Bonus & Restriction

To examine the joint effects of prohibiting the use of SNAP benefits to purchase foods high in discretionary calories and offering an incentive to encourage the purchase of more healthful foods

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Minnesota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa J Harnack, DrPH · University of Minnesota

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2016-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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