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Behavioral Economics to Implement Nutrition Ranking in Food Pantries

NCT05854212 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 364

Last updated 2026-02-02

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Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether using behavioral economic strategies to promote healthy food choices on a food bank's online ordering platform increases the use of the traffic light nutrition ranking system and increases healthier food selections by the food agencies (e.g., food pantries) who use the food bank.

Conditions

  • Food Insecurity
  • Dietary Quality
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Implementation Science

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral economics-enhanced user interface

The intervention changes the ordering platform visible to food agencies using behavioral economics strategies to promote healthier food choices.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-01-01
Primary Completion
2027-04-01
Completion
2028-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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