Price Changes and Hypothetical Food Purchases in Adult Grocery Shoppers (Grocery)

November 11, 2016 updated by: Leonard Epstein, State University of New York at Buffalo

Experimental Analysis of Price Changes and Food Purchases in Obese and Lean Mothers

The goal of the proposed study is to apply experimental economics in an online grocery store shopping model to examine the effects of pricing on hypothetical food purchases

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Participants will be lean and overweight primary grocery shoppers aged 18 years and older. Participants will be considered lean if their body mass index (BMI = kg/m2) is less than 29.9, overweight if their BMI is greater than or equal to 30.12 To meet eligibility for the study, participants must be the guardian of a child at least 2 years or older, do the primary grocery shopping for the family, they must also report being weekly household grocery shoppers, and purchase the majority of their household's groceries once a week.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

217

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214
        • University at Buffalo

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Lean and overweight Low and high socioeconimic status primary grocery shopper

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

18 or older primary shopper in the household, at least one child over 2 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

eating disorders, not liking study foods

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Taxes.
Time Frame: Study Completion
Change in total calories as a result of taxes of 12.5% and 25%.
Study Completion
Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Subsidies
Time Frame: Study Completion
Change in total calories as a result of subsidies of 12.5% and 25%.
Study Completion

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Leonard H Epstein, PhD, University at Buffalo

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

June 14, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 10, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 11, 2016

Last Verified

November 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1090209-1-55244

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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