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A Default Option to Enhance Dietary Quality in Participants With Food Insecurity

NCT03952949 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2019-05-16

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Summary

Food insecurity is associated with an increased risk of overweight/obesity and weight-related chronic illnesses. The availability of a default option (i.e., option a consumer selects if no active choice is made) has been shown to effectively nudge consumer behavior. An online default option (i.e., prefilled grocery shopping cart) was previously shown to positively impact food selection in an online grocery shopping task.The present study provides preliminary evidence for the efficacy of an online default option in enhancing the nutritional quality of online grocery purchases in individuals with food insecurity.

Conditions

  • Nutrition Poor

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Default Option While Online Grocery Shopping

The "default option" is a behavioral economics construct that refers to the option a consumer selects if no active choice is made (e.g. opt-out 401K plans, which significantly increase enrollment, compared to active sign up). Participants in the default condition were presented with a prefilled online shopping cart containing groceries that met nutritional requirements based on participants' gender and age.

BEHAVIORAL

Nutrition Education

The nutrition education materials were adapted from materials currently utilized by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance ("Eat Smart New York").

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University at Albany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Julia M. Hormes, PhD · University at Albany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-04
Primary Completion
2017-10-28
Completion
2017-10-28

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