ChildObesity180 - Social Marketing Campaign to Encourage Healthful Eating in Restaurants for Children (CO180)

January 30, 2018 updated by: Tufts University
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a messaging campaign affects the calories ordered for and consumed by children in a quick serve restaurant setting.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

ChildObesity180 seeks to develop and implement a messaging campaign informed by evidence-based behavioral theory as well as perspectives from parents, children, and the restaurant industry. The campaign aims to help parents choose healthful options for their children when dining in the quick-serve restaurant setting. Aim 1 is campaign development. Aims 2 and 3 are assessment (i.e., Randomized controlled trial and revenue analysis). Hypotheses are that the messaging campaign will be associated with fewer calories ordered/consumed by children in the quick serve setting; and the campaign will not negatively impact quick serve restaurant revenue.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2646

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Parent or legal guardian of a 4 - 12 year old child (who is present)
  • Have not participated in the study before
  • <<Intervention community only>> live, work, or frequently travel to community

Exclusion Criteria:

-

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention
Social marketing messaging campaign
Behavioral: Social marketing campaign
Messaging campaign designed to help mothers in choosing healthful options when dining out.
No Intervention: Control
No messaging campaign

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
kilocalories ordered
Time Frame: change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later
Receipt data will be used to determine what items were ordered for the parent and child, and kcals will be calculated using nutrition information from the restaurant and bomb calorimetry.
change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later
kilocalories consumed
Time Frame: change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later
Child plate waste will be collected, weighed and digitally imaged; a subset will be analyzed using bomb calorimetry.
change from baseline to follow-up 3-5 months later

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Tufts University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Christina D Economos, PhD, Tufts University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 24, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 6, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 6, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2018

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PV1529

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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