Fast Food Photo Study 2

January 26, 2016 updated by: Eric VanEpps, Carnegie Mellon University

Detecting Changes on Fast Food Menu

Participants will be exposed to a hypothetical fast food menu, asked to place a hypothetical lunch order, and will then be exposed to a second menu with several changes made to the menu. Participants will be asked to identify as many changes as possible on this second menu, and then complete a survey about their eating tendencies and demographics.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The menu with changes will feature changes to both calories and prices, allowing for measures of whether participants notice such changes and the order in which changes are noticed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

311

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
        • Carnegie Mellon University

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 or older,
  • agrees to consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N/A

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Changed menu
All participants will be exposed to the same changed menu after making their hypothetical choice. Changes will include reduced calorie labels, reduced prices, and changes to item descriptions.
Other: Changed menu
After making the hypothetical choice, participants will be exposed to a menu with changed calorie and price labels, as well as several other changes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of participants who notice calorie change
Time Frame: Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Number of participants who notice price change
Time Frame: Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Within-participant ranking of the order in which changes were noticed
Time Frame: Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Total number of changes noticed
Time Frame: Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu
Participants will have 2 minutes to notice changes on the menu

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Carnegie Mellon University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eric M VanEpps, PhD, Graduated PhD Candidate

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 21, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

May 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 27, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2016

Last Verified

January 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HS14-582 Study 2

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