Prompting healthier snack choices in Scottish hospitals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: The promotion of general good health through promotion of healthy food choices; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN90365793
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Aberdeen

Brief Summary

2020 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32631366/ (added 08/07/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-08
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 July 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Retail units:
1. Based within a hospital in Scotland
2. Accessible to staff, patients and the general public
3. Selling snack foods and able/willing to make itemised purchasing data available

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Average calorie content per single-serve snack item purchased (in kcal derived from pack/supplier information) during the baseline period (the 12 weeks prior to the introduction of the intervention) and a follow-up period (the 12 weeks following the introduction of the intervention)<br> 2. Average fat content per single-serve snack item purchased (in g derived from pack/supplier information) during the baseline period (the 12 weeks prior to the introduction of the intervention) and a follow-up period (the 12 weeks following the introduction of the intervention)<br> 3. Average sugar content per single-serve snack item purchased (in g derived from pack/supplier information) during the baseline period (the 12 weeks prior to the introduction of the intervention) and a follow-up period (the 12 weeks following the introduction of the intervention)<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Average customer spend per single-serve snack item purchased (in GBP) was collected from retail purchase data during the baseline period (the 12 weeks prior to the introduction of the intervention) and the follow-up period (the 12 weeks following the introduction of the intervention)<br> 2. Total number of single-serve snack items purchased was collected from retail purchase data during the baseline period (the 12 weeks prior to the introduction of the intervention) and the follow-up period (the 12 weeks following the introduction of the intervention)<br><br><br>