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N/ACompleted· 5,638 enrolled
Drug / intervention
Positive Labels +3 morebehavioral
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Online Randomized Experiment Evaluating Front-of-Package Nutrition Labeling Systems

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care·interventional·Posted Jul 24, 2024·Updated Dec 16, 2024

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Positive Labels, Spectrum Labels, and 2 other interventions for Nutrition and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 5,638 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether certain front-of-package food labeling systems improve the healthfulness of consumers' grocery selections. US adults who are their households' primary shoppers will complete a shopping task in a naturalistic online grocery store. They will be exposed to different front-of-package food labeling systems and asked to shop for groceries. The online store will record participants' selections. Participants will also be asked to complete survey measures.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsNutrition, Food Selection, Food Preferences, Dietary Habits, Healthy Diet
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsStanford University, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20252026
First PostedJul 24, 2024
Enrollment StartOct 31, 2024
Primary CompletionNov 21, 2024
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 20 daysPosted 1.9 years ago

Interventions

Positive Labelsbehavioral

Products that meet Guiding Stars' criteria for earning 1 or more Guiding Star will display labels indicating their healthfulness using star ratings: 1 star ("Good"), 2 stars ("Better"), or 3 stars ("Best").

Spectrum Labelsbehavioral

All products will display an expanded Guiding Stars label that show an overall rating indicating their healthfulness using star ratings: 1 star ("Poor"), 2 stars ("Fair"), 3 stars ("Good"), 4 stars ("Better"), or 5 stars ("Best").

FDA High In Labelsbehavioral

Products that contain high levels (i.e., ≥20% DV per serving) of saturated fat, sodium, or added sugars will display a label indicating which of these nutrients the product is high in.

FDA Traffic Light Labelsbehavioral

All products will display a "Nutrition Info" label showing whether the amount of saturated fat, sodium, and added sugars in 1 serving of the product is low (\<5% DV), medium (≥5 to \<20% DV), or high (≥20% DV). "Low" will be shown in green, "Medium" in yellow, and "High" in red.