Survey of Diet and Health Beliefs

May 13, 2024 updated by: USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Effect of Dietary Advice Source on Perceptions of Information Accuracy and Intended Compliance

The purpose of this research is to better understand people's health and diet knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices. The researchers will use this information to implement better strategies to help Americans maintain more nutritious diets.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The overall goal of this study is to determine whether there are differences in perceptions of healthy nutrition messages depending on from whom the message is coming. More specifically, the researchers aim to examine whether there are differences in how people perceive and intend to follow nutrition information that is coming from a variety of sources.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1000

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
    • North Dakota
      • Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, 58203
        • USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

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 to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants will include American adults aged 18 and over. Minors, i.e., those under 18, will be excluded. To participate, people must have access to internet. Therefore, by default, those who do not have internet access will be excluded from this study. Due to the nature of this study, participants from all over the country will be eligible to participate.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • US citizen
  • have access to internet
  • have an Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) account

Exclusion Criteria:

  • under 18 years of age
  • no access to internet

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

  • Observational Models: Case-Control
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Control
No source will be indicated on information provided for review
Other: Perception of information source
Participants will see the same health advice, with no source or one of three other sources indicated
Government source
A government logo will be shown on information provided for review
Other: Perception of information source
Participants will see the same health advice, with no source or one of three other sources indicated
Medical source
A medical logo will be shown on information provided for review
Other: Perception of information source
Participants will see the same health advice, with no source or one of three other sources indicated
Social media source
A social media logo will be shown on information provided for review
Other: Perception of information source
Participants will see the same health advice, with no source or one of three other sources indicated

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Perception of health information
Time Frame: Baseline
Participants will rate the extent to which they trust the source of health information (i.e., the makers of the flyer) on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from not at all (1) to completely (7).
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Alese Nelson, PhD, USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
  • Principal Investigator: James Roemmich, PhD, USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

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 (Actual)

June 21, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 24, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

September 24, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 21, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

April 26, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 16, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2024

Last Verified

May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GFHNRC337

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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