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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04905498
Promoting Resilience to Food Commercials Decreases Susceptibility to Unhealthy Food Decision-Making
March 28, 2023 updated by: University of Kansas Medical Center
Developmental Decision Making Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how food commercials influence food choices in children and their parents.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The proposed research will investigate food decision-making in youth.
Childhood obesity is a risk factor for health issues, thus preventing adverse effects of childhood obesity by promoting healthy eating habits and providing effective interventions are important.
Television food commercials advertising calorie-dense and high in salt and sugar foods are known to contribute unhealthy food choices and obesity.
Thus the proposed study will examine how the advertising intervention focusing on increasing advertising knowledge and changing affective attitudes toward commercials impacts susceptability to commercials and food decisions in youth.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
49
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
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Kansas
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Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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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
8 years to 12 years (Child)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children had to be between 8-12.9 years old (including 8 year olds, NOT including 13 year olds.
- Had to be able to speak English as their primary language.
- Self-reported normal hearing and vision.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Did not speak English
- Data from children with history of neurological conditions, clinically significant psychopathology, or learning disabilities reported by parents (e.g., Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, depression) will be excluded.
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: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Control
Children were exposed to food commercials without narratives.
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Children were shown food commercials that were the same length as the other group but did not receive any information about whether the content was truthful.
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Experimental: Intervention
Children were exposed to narrative statements that were shown and read aloud in between commercials played.
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Children were shown food commercials and in between those commercials they saw and heard statements such as "These foods won't make you happy" and "Those foods are so unhealthy."
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Food Choice Change
Time Frame: Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Children rated on a 4-point Likert scale (1-Strong No, 2-No, 3-Yes, 4-Strong Yes) about whether they would choose to eat 60 different foods (30 unhealthy, 30 healthy) on a computer program.
Higher values for unhealthy foods represented unhealthier food choices and higher values for healthy foods represented healthier food choices.
The mean scores for unhealthy food choices were compared between pre- and post-intervention, and the mean scores for healthy food choices were compared between pre- and post-intervention.
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Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Food Tastiness Change
Time Frame: Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Children rated on a 4 point Likert scale (1-Very Bad, 2-Bad, 3-Good, 4-Very Good) about how tasty 60 different foods (30 unhealthy, 30 healthy) were on a computer program.
A regression coefficient (beta) of food taste was estimated at an individual level by fitting a linear regression model where taste and health ratings predicted food choices for each child.
Higher estimated regression coefficients represented higher decision weights of food taste attributes in food choices.
The mean estimated regression coefficients were compared between pre- and post-intervention.
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Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Food Health Change
Time Frame: Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Children rated on a 4 point Likert scale (1-Very Unhealthy, 2-Unhealthy, 3-Healthy, 4-Very Healthy) about how healthy 60 different foods (30 unhealthy, 30 healthy) were on a computer program.
A regression coefficient (beta) of food healthiness was estimated at an individual level by fitting a linear regression model where taste and health ratings predicted food choices for each child.
Higher estimated regression coefficients represented higher decision weights of food healthiness attributes in food choices.
The mean estimated regression coefficients were compared between pre- and post-intervention.
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Pre (day 0) and post intervention (day 7-10).
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Level of Self-Control, as Measured by the Self-Control Scale
Time Frame: Children completed this item at the baseline visit (pre intervention).
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Children completed the 36-item self-control scale.
Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (not at all like me) to 5 (very much like me).
A total score (i.e., 36 response scores were summed) was computed for each child.
The total score ranged between 36 (minimum) and 180 (maximum).
The higher total score represented higher (better) perceived self-control.
No subscales were used.
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Children completed this item at the baseline visit (pre intervention).
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Amanda S Bruce, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
January 7, 2019
Primary Completion (Actual)
March 7, 2020
Study Completion (Actual)
March 7, 2020
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
May 24, 2021
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 26, 2021
First Posted (Actual)
May 27, 2021
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
March 30, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
March 28, 2023
Last Verified
March 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- STUDY00003631
- 8UG1OD024943-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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
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