Behavioral Economic Interventions at Food Pantries

April 23, 2016 updated by: Norbert L Wilson, Auburn University

An Analysis of Behavioral Economic Interventions at Client-Choice Food Pantries

The investigators run a series of behavioral economic interventions at client-choice food pantries to encourage clients to choose targeted foods.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study includes simple interventions at food pantries in New York State. In the initial phase, the investigators are testing the effect of order, packaging, pricing products, and relative proportion of products at a food pantry.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

443

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Client in food pantry

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Minors

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Order
The investigators arrange the placement of the targeted good to see if the order affects selection.
Behavioral: Order
In the order intervention, the investigators place the targeted product at the front of the line for the treatment. For the control, the investigators place the targeted product at the end of the line.
Experimental: Packaging
The investigators adjust the packaging of the targeted good to determine the effects on selection.
Behavioral: Packaging
In the packaging intervention, the investigator present the targeted product in the original package. In the control, the investigator repackage the targeted product in clear, plastic bags.
Experimental: Pricing
In food pantries, few products are priced. The investigators use pricing of products to determine its effect on selection.
Behavioral: Pricing
In the pricing intervention, the investigators price all or targeted products in the treatment. In the control, the investigators do not price the products.
Experimental: Relative Proportions
The investigators adjust the proportion of the products to determine the effect on the selection of the targeted product.
Behavioral: Relative Proportions
The investigators adjust the amount of the targeted good available relative to the other products. In the treatment, the targeted good is a larger proportion of the total goods offered in the section, while in the control the shares of the targeted and other goods are equal.
Experimental: Default Option
The investigators provide a targeted product to subjects at one point. Later, investigators offer subjects the possibility to exchange the targeted product for a close substitute.
Behavioral: Default Option
In an early site, the investigators offer a targeted product without an alternative. The subjects can accept or reject the offer. The subjects are told that an alternative product is available later. At the site where the alternative product is available, investigators offer subjects the opportunity to exchanged the targeted product for the alternative product.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Targeted Products Selected Relative to Others
Time Frame: up to 8 months
As subjects choose products from sections of the food pantry, the investigators observe the selection of the targeted product among the other products available. If the targeted product is selected the investigators denote it with a one and zero otherwise. The investigators average the outcome over five and 10 subjects. The investigators also use probit and logistic models to estimate the probability of uptake.
up to 8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Auburn University

Collaborators

Cornell University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Norbert L Wilson, PhD, Auburn University
  • Principal Investigator: David R. Just, PhD, Cornell University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 18, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

March 31, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 26, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 23, 2016

Last Verified

April 1, 2016

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • AuburnU

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