Public Support for Prison Nutrition Standards

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy

• Registration Number: NCT06840600
• Lead Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Brief Summary

The goal of this experiment is to examine the impact of policy rationale on public support for prison nutrition standards. The main question this experiment aims to answer is:

Does the rationale provided for a policy to improve prison nutrition standards impact public support for such a policy?

Additionally, this experiment aims to answer:

To what extent are participant demographic characteristics correlated with public support for prison nutrition standards?

Detailed Description

This study aims to examine the impact of policy rationale on public support for prison nutrition standards. In an online survey, participants will be asked to imagine a new U.S. policy which would require prisons to serve meals that meet the government definition of healthy. Participants will then be randomly assigned to view 1 of 3 different rationales for the new policy, or be assigned to a control arm where no rationale is given. All participants will answer a question about support for the policy.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-26
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-01
• Study Start: 2025-04-15
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-28
• Study Completion: 2025-07-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• At least 18 years of age
• Report residing in the US
• Can read and speak English
• Have internet access to complete the online survey

Exclusion Criteria

• Under 18 years of age
• Residing outside the US

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Policy Support	Assessed one-time via online survey immediately after participant views each policy rationale (exposure to study stimuli). Overall survey will take approximately 15 minutes.	Policy support will be measured with an item that reads "Would you..." with response options on a 5-point scale ranging from "Strongly oppose this law" coded as 1, to "Strongly support this law", coded as 5. Higher scores indicate stronger policy support.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; 🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States