Clinical trial NCT03648138: Testing the Influence of Different Sugary Drink Warning Label Designs
Official title: Testing the Influence of Different Sugary Drink Warning Label Designs
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Weight Gain
Diabetes Type 2
Lead sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Drexel University
name: New York University
name: University of Connecticut
name: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
First posted: 2018-08-27
Enrollment: 1016
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to compare different sugary drink labels to see which most influence knowledge, beliefs, purchase intentions and choices. Parents of children ages 6-11 will shop in a virtual convenience store after being randomized to 1 of 4 conditions: 1) calorie labels; 2) text warning labels; 3) graphic sugar warning labels; or 4) graphic health warning. This study will provide data comparing the influence of sugary drink text warning labels and two kinds of graphic warning labels.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. a primary caregiver of a child 6-to-11 years old;
2. ≥18 years old; and
3. can read and speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. not a primary caregiver of a child 6-to-11 years old;
2. \<18 years old; and
3. cannot read and/or speak English

Primary outcomes:
measure: Hypothetical beverage choice
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Likely to serve or buy these beverages:
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Parent feels good serving the beverages
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Child enjoyment of beverages
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Health beliefs and risk perceptions index
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Estimate of how many teaspoons of added sugar are in the beverages
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Perceived amount of added sugar in beverages
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Noticing the label
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Perceived label influence
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Favor or oppose sugary drink warning label policy
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Likelihood of label changing thoughts
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Encourage you to give fewer beverages to your child
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: How much do you trust the information on this label
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
measure: Negative reactions to the label
timeFrame: The survey will take up to 20 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Philadelphia
country: United States
facility: Online study with GfK
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
name: Christina A Roberto, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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