Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Label on the Nutritional Quality of Purchases in Campus Cafeterias (5-C CROUS)

September 29, 2017 updated by: Serge HERCBERG, University of Paris 13
This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on fods and beverages sold in a campus cafeteria in France on the nutritional quality of purchases. The design involves one site with the intervention and one control site with the same consumer and product characteristics.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The introduction of front-of-pack nutrition labelling is thought to help consumers making healthier choices at the point of purchase.

Recently, the French government is considering the introduction of the 5-Colour Nutrition Label as a front-of-pack nutrition label.

Evaluations of the 5-CNL suggest it is efficient in helping consumers making healthier choices. However, its impact in vulnerable populations has not yet been tested.

Students are thought to be a vulnerable population due to their limited resources and to their unhealthy food choices.

The objective of the present study is to investigate the impact of the introduction of the 5-CNL in campus cafeterias on the nutritional quality of food purchases.

The intervention is conducted during several months, with another similar cafeteria serving as control for the intervention.

Data on purchases is collected regularly, and the nutritional quality of purchases is evaluated over time between the intervention situation and the control situation

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1000

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

  • France
      • Nice, France
        • CROUS Nice - Toulon

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All subjects purchasing foods or beverages in the selected campus cafeterias

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

No individual data is collected. Only purchases data is collected (cash register sales data)

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: Other
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Control situation in campus cafeterias where no labelling of food is proposed
Experimental: Front-of-pack labelling (5-CNL)
Introduction of the 5-CNL front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the campus cafeteria. Communication campaigns accompanying the introduction of the label
Behavioral: Front-of-pack labelling 5-CNL
Introduction of the 5-CNL Front-of-pack nutrition label on shelf display tags for every food and beverage sold in the cafeteria

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall nutritional quality of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Overall nutritional quality of purchases evaluated using the Food Standard Agency nutrient profiling system
Every 15 days, up to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Energy content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Energy content of the purchases (kcal/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Sugar content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Sugar content of the purchases (g/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Protein content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Protein content of the purchases (g/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Saturated fat content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
saturated fat content of the purchases (g/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Sodium content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Sodium content of the purchases (mg/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Fibers content of purchases
Time Frame: Every 15 days, up to 6 months
Fiber content of the purchases (g/100g)
Every 15 days, up to 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Paris 13

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

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 19, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

January 26, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 3, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 29, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CROUS_NICE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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