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FoodFLIP: Testing the Effectiveness of a Food Information App to Promote the Selection of Healthier Foods

NCT02814604 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2008

Last updated 2020-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

There is a lot of confusion when it comes to understanding nutrition information on food packages, thus making it difficult for consumers to choose healthy products. In today's busy and fast-paced shopping environment, mobile digital technology (for example, Smartphone applications) can help consumers make 'healthier' food choices when they are shopping. This study aims to test the effectiveness of a traffic light front-of-pack system, the Health Star Rating System (HSR or Star System), and the proposed sodium, saturated fat and sugar warning labels proposed by Health Canada. The study will also experimentally test the use of a Smartphone application (app), FoodFlip, to help educate consumers on these systems on food packages to explore the impact of a learning effect on the efficacy of the labelling systems.

Conditions

  • Consumer Behavior
  • Diet, Food, and Nutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Nutrition Rating Systems

Behavioural: Nutrition Rating Systems (shown on a mobile app) provide consumers with an interpretation of the healthfulness of a food or beverage product.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Dietitians of Canada

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Toronto

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary R L'Abbe, Ph.D. · University of Toronto

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-23
Completion
2020-01-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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