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Online Study of the Effects of Sugary Drink Warning Labels on Consumption

NCT05079477 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 216

Last updated 2024-04-04

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the degree to which sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) warning labels increase consumers' knowledge about the potential health harms of SSBs and reduce SSB purchases and consumption. 216 racially and ethnically diverse parents of children 6-11 years old will be recruited to buy snacks and beverages for four weeks via an online store that ships participants their purchases. Participants will be randomized to either 1) calorie labels (control); or 2) sugar graphic warning labels. The investigators hypothesize that sugar graphic warning labels displayed in an online store in weeks 2-4 will lead to the greatest reductions from week 1 across both primary outcomes compared to the control group that will only see calorie labels.

Conditions

  • Food Preferences

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels

Graphic images of the amount of sugar (randomly assigned teaspoons, packets, or cubes) and text warning labels

BEHAVIORAL

Exposure to calorie information

Calories for all beverages and foods

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Christina A Roberto, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-06
Primary Completion
2023-01-17
Completion
2023-01-17

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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