Spend Study- A randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of providing additional money on food spending among low income households

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Household food expenditure as a proxy for food availability; Public Health - Epidemiology; Diet and Nutrition - Obesity; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001170910
• Lead Sponsor: Claire Smith

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Trial inclusion criteria were: i) one child or more under 18 years living at home, ii) household gross annual income greater than 45,000 NZ dollars , iv) no expected change in household composition over the study period, e.g. long term guest, new baby, v) no expected change in household income over the study period, vi) purchasing at least two thirds of food from a supermarkets, vii) food insecure as determined by the validated NZ food security scale

Exclusion Criteria

Food Secure
Income greater than 45,000 NZ dollars
No Children living within the household

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified