Effect of Nutrition Labeling on Fast Food Choices

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT00127660
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief Summary

A study examining menu choices made at fast food restaurants.

Detailed Description

To examine the effect of point-of-purchase calorie information and value size pricing on fast food meal choices a randomized 2 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted in which participants ordered a fast food meal from one of four menus that varied with respect to whether calorie information was provided and whether value size pricing was used.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2005-08-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-08-05
• Study First Posted: 2005-08-08
• Study Start: 2005-09
• Primary Completion: 2006-05
• Study Completion: 2006-05
• Results First Submitted: 2014-12-01
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Results First Submitted QC: 2017-08-25
• Results First Posted: 2017-08-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 605

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be 16 years old or older
• Must regularly eat at fast food restaurants

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-english speakers

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy Intake	After meal	energy content of meal ordered and consumed.
Total Calories of Meal Ordered	single study visit

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, University of Minnesota; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States