Young Adult Food Messaging Experiment
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-29
SponsorStanford University
About this trial
The primary objective of this study is to identify the food counter-marketing messages (i.e., messages that describe deceptive marketing tactics used by food companies) that are perceived as most effective among young adults.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age between 18-29 years
Reside in the United States
Consume at least 5-6 servings per week of sugary drinks and 5-6 servings per week of sweet and salty snacks
Disqualifiers
Younger than 18 or older than 29 years
Reside outside of the United States
Consume less than 5-6 servings per week of sugary drinks or less than 5-6 servings per week of sweet and salty snacks
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Lying about unhealthy foods being healthy
- Engineering foods to be addictive
- Targeting groups
- Piggybacking on social causes
- Covering up the evidence about the harms of unhealthy foods
- Control
Treatment groups
645 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Stanford University
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov