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Using Nudge Strategies to Promote Healthier Beverage Intake Among College Students

NCT06596564 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1658

Last updated 2026-05-13

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Summary

The primary objective of this study was to examine whether four nudging strategies influence beverage consumption behavior among Chinese university students. These interventions included sugar content information, health warning messages, hedonic labeling, and default option nudge. A between-subjects experimental design with a single factor was employed to assess the effects of these strategies on students' choices between sugar-sweetened and sugar-free beverages, thereby evaluating their effectiveness in promoting healthier beverage selections.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

choice architecture

Display the sugar content of the drink on the platform.

BEHAVIORAL

choice architecture

Showing the various harms that can come from long-term excessive consumption of sugary beverages on the platform.

BEHAVIORAL

choice architecture

The platform shows the hedonic information about sugar-free beverages.

BEHAVIORAL

choice architecture

The sugar-free option was preselected as the default.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nanjing Medical University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2026-05-09
Completion
2026-05-09

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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