Please select the eligibility criteria that correspond to the clinical trial below.
Title: Randomized Trial of Financial Incentives to Reduce Sugar-sweetened Beverage Purchases by Low-income, Latino Families
Brief Summary: Approximately 15% of the US population is enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and 50% are children. Although the goal is to improve nutritional health, preliminary data suggest that enrollment in SNAP is associated with obesity and metabolic risks and that SNAP reimburses $4 billion annually for sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). This pilot project tests an innovative strategy to reduce purchase of non-nutritive, SSBs by low-income families with children by combining targeted point-of-purchase education with a randomized trial of financial incentives to discourage purchase of unhealthy beverages. The study will take place at a mid-size grocery store that is located in a low-income, Latino community and where 30% of purchases are made with SNAP. Targeted beverage education will be provided to all study subjects with a traffic-light system to identify healthy and unhealthy beverages at the point-of-purchase. Individual beverage purchases will be tracked by electronically stored cash register sales. Supplementary validation of beverage consumption will be assessed by 24 hour dietary recall. Aim 1 is to conduct a randomized controlled trial to compare purchase and consumption of SSBs by families assigned to a financial incentive to reduce purchase of SSBs with families assigned to control (no incentives). Aim 2 is to compare the purchase of SSBs by families in both arms during the study period when they are exposed to the traffic-light system to a baseline period prior to traffic-light education. Results of this project will provide pilot data for larger scale interventions to promote healthy choices among low-income families.


Options:
A: Inclusion Criteria:

* Girls had to be attending members of Girl Scouts in one of our included troops.
* The troop needed to be a registered Girl Scouts Juniors troop, consisting of girls primarily in the 4th and 5th grades.
* To be officially registered, the troop leaders were required to complete Girl Scout leader training and pass a criminal background check.
* To be included, the troops also needed to meet at least twice per month, have meeting facilities capable of allowing physical activity and food preparation.
* Also, troops needed to have initial agreement of leaders and parents for the troop to participate in a research study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* An inability to speak or read English.
* Troops not primarily composed of Girl Scouts Juniors, not regularly meeting during the study period, or not having leader and parental consensus approval for troop participation.
B: CHILD PARTICIPANTS

Inclusion Criteria:

* 3rd or 4th grade student in participating classroom
* Brings food from home to school at least 3 days per week

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not a 3rd or 4th grade student
* Not enrolled in a participating classroom
* Does not bring food from home to school at least three days per week

PARENT/CARETAKER PARTICIPANTS

Inclusion Criteria:

* Child is a 3rd or 4th grade student in participating classroom
* Child brings food from home to school at least 3 days per week

Exclusion Criteria:

* Child is not a 3rd or 4th grade student
* Child is not enrolled in a participating classroom
* Child does not bring food from home to school at least three days per week
C: Inclusion Criteria:

* Customers of the hospital cafeteria.

Exclusion Criteria:

* None
D: Inclusion Criteria:

* purchase \>75% of groceries at targeted supermarket (regular customer)
* at least one child \<= 18 years old living at home

Exclusion Criteria:

* not fluent in Spanish or English
* no address or phone for contact

Answer: D