Food SelectionNCT02403882

Behavioral Economic Interventions at Food Pantries

A study testing Order, Packaging and Pricing in people with Food Selection, run by Auburn University.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Trial summary

The investigators run a series of behavioral economic interventions at client-choice food pantries to encourage clients to choose targeted foods. Read more about this study

Who is it for?: Ages 19 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for: Food Selection
What is being tested?: Order, Packaging and Pricing
Type of treatment: Lifestyle or therapy programme
Could I receive a placebo?: No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people: 443 participants
Where: No sites listed yet
Study dates: Oct 2014to Jun 2017
Phase: Interventional
Are there results?: None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

Ages 19 years and older
All sexes
Healthy volunteers accepted
Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

Client in food pantry

Who cannot join

Minors

About this study

Official title: An Analysis of Behavioral Economic Interventions at Client-Choice Food Pantries

The investigators run a series of behavioral economic interventions at client-choice food pantries to encourage clients to choose targeted foods.

Read the detailed description

The study includes simple interventions at food pantries in New York State. In the initial phase, the investigators are testing the effect of order, packaging, pricing products, and relative proportion of products at a food pantry.

Conditions: Food Selection
Being tested: Order, Packaging, Pricing, Relative Proportions, Default Option
Keywords: behavioral economics, food pantry, food choice
Medical subject headings: Food Preferences

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

OrderBehavioural
In the order intervention, the investigators place the targeted product at the front of the line for the treatment. For the control, the investigators place the targeted product at the end of the line.
PackagingBehavioural
In the packaging intervention, the investigator present the targeted product in the original package. In the control, the investigator repackage the targeted product in clear, plastic bags.
PricingBehavioural
In the pricing intervention, the investigators price all or targeted products in the treatment. In the control, the investigators do not price the products.
Relative ProportionsBehavioural
The investigators adjust the amount of the targeted good available relative to the other products. In the treatment, the targeted good is a larger proportion of the total goods offered in the section, while in the control the shares of the targeted and other goods are equal.
Default OptionBehavioural
In an early site, the investigators offer a targeted product without an alternative. The subjects can accept or reject the offer. The subjects are told that an alternative product is available later. At the site where the alternative product is available, investigators offer subjects the opportunity to exchanged the targeted product for the alternative product.

Study groups in NCT02403882
Study group	Role	What they receive
Order	Experimental	The investigators arrange the placement of the targeted good to see if the order affects selection. Receives: Behavioral: Order
Packaging	Experimental	The investigators adjust the packaging of the targeted good to determine the effects on selection. Receives: Behavioral: Packaging
Pricing	Experimental	In food pantries, few products are priced. The investigators use pricing of products to determine its effect on selection. Receives: Behavioral: Pricing
Relative Proportions	Experimental	The investigators adjust the proportion of the products to determine the effect on the selection of the targeted product. Receives: Behavioral: Relative Proportions
Default Option	Experimental	The investigators provide a targeted product to subjects at one point. Later, investigators offer subjects the possibility to exchange the targeted product for a close substitute. Receives: Behavioral: Default Option

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

Number of Targeted Products Selected Relative to Others
As subjects choose products from sections of the food pantry, the investigators observe the selection of the targeted product among the other products available. If the targeted product is selected the investigators denote it with a one and zero otherwise. The investigators average the outcome over five and 10 subjects. The investigators also use probit and logistic models to estimate the probability of uptake.
Measured: up to 8 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

Oct 2014Jun 2017

First posted31 Mar 2015 (estimated)
Study startOct 2014
Primary completionJun 2017 (estimated)
Study completionJun 2017 (estimated)

Resources

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
Publications (5)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
Other trials for Food SelectionStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design

Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase N/A
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Masking: Single blind
Who is masked: Participant
Enrolment: 443 participants (estimated)

IDs, dates and publications

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02403882
Sponsor's protocol ID: AuburnU
Status last verified: Apr 2016
First submitted: 18 Mar 2015
Last updated: 26 Apr 2016
Results posted: No
Data monitoring committee: No

Publications

Wansink B, Just DR, Payne CR, Klinger MZ. Attractive names sustain increased vegetable intake in schools. Prev Med. 2012 Oct;55(4):330-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.012. Epub 2012 Jul 27.
PubMed 22846502
Wansink B, Just DR, Payne CR. Can branding improve school lunches? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Oct;166(10):1-2. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.999. No abstract available.
PubMed 22911396
Hanks AS, Just DR, Wansink B. Smarter lunchrooms can address new school lunchroom guidelines and childhood obesity. J Pediatr. 2013 Apr;162(4):867-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.031. Epub 2013 Feb 22.
PubMed 23434267
Wansink B, Just DR, Hanks AS, Smith LE. Pre-sliced fruit in school cafeterias: children's selection and intake. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):477-80. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.003.
PubMed 23597811
Wilson NLW, Just DR, Swigert J, Wansink B. Food pantry selection solutions: a randomized controlled trial in client-choice food pantries to nudge clients to targeted foods. J Public Health (Oxf). 2017 Jun 1;39(2):366-372. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw043.
PubMed 27173671

Want to know more?

The sponsor has not listed a contact. The official record may have more details.

Talk to your doctor first and take this page with you. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

Questions to ask the study team

What is the study trying to find out?
What would I need to do, and how often would I visit?
Could I receive a placebo instead of the treatment?
What are the possible risks and benefits for me?
Will it cost me anything? Are travel or time paid for?
Can I keep seeing my own doctor during the study?
What happens when the study ends?

Official record

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All Food Selection trials

Study at a glance

From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Apr 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.

Official title: An Analysis of Behavioral Economic Interventions at Client-Choice Food Pantries
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02403882
Acronym / sponsor ID: AuburnU
Conditions: Food Selection
Keywords: behavioral economics, food pantry, food choice
Study type: Interventional
Recruitment status: Unknown status
Enrolment: 443 participants (estimated)
Lead sponsor: Auburn UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
Collaborators: Cornell University
Study start: Oct 2014
Primary completion: Jun 2017 (estimated)
Study completion: Jun 2017 (estimated)
First posted: 31 Mar 2015 (estimated)
Results: Not posted in the source record

Clinical summary

The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.

The investigators run a series of behavioral economic interventions at client-choice food pantries to encourage clients to choose targeted foods.

Detailed description

Study design

Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomised
Intervention model: Parallel groups
Masking: Single blind (participant)
Number of arms: 5

Arm	Type	Receives
Order	Experimental	Behavioral: OrderThe investigators arrange the placement of the targeted good to see if the order affects selection.
Packaging	Experimental	Behavioral: PackagingThe investigators adjust the packaging of the targeted good to determine the effects on selection.
Pricing	Experimental	Behavioral: PricingIn food pantries, few products are priced. The investigators use pricing of products to determine its effect on selection.
Relative Proportions	Experimental	Behavioral: Relative ProportionsThe investigators adjust the proportion of the products to determine the effect on the selection of the targeted product.
Default Option	Experimental	Behavioral: Default OptionThe investigators provide a targeted product to subjects at one point. Later, investigators offer subjects the possibility to exchange the targeted product for a close substitute.

Who may qualify

Ages: 19 years and older
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Accepted
Age groups: Adult, Older adult

Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)

Client in food pantry

Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)

Minors

Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Interventions

Intervention	Type	Arms
OrderIn the order intervention, the investigators place the targeted product at the front of the line for the treatment. For the control, the investigators place the targeted product at the end of the line.	Behavioural	Order
PackagingIn the packaging intervention, the investigator present the targeted product in the original package. In the control, the investigator repackage the targeted product in clear, plastic bags.	Behavioural	Packaging
PricingIn the pricing intervention, the investigators price all or targeted products in the treatment. In the control, the investigators do not price the products.	Behavioural	Pricing
Relative ProportionsThe investigators adjust the amount of the targeted good available relative to the other products. In the treatment, the targeted good is a larger proportion of the total goods offered in the section, while in the control the shares of the targeted and other goods are equal.	Behavioural	Relative Proportions
Default OptionIn an early site, the investigators offer a targeted product without an alternative. The subjects can accept or reject the offer. The subjects are told that an alternative product is available later. At the site where the alternative product is available, investigators offer subjects the opportunity to exchanged the targeted product for the alternative product.	Behavioural	Default Option

Primary outcome

Number of Targeted Products Selected Relative to Others
Time frame: up to 8 months
As subjects choose products from sections of the food pantry, the investigators observe the selection of the targeted product among the other products available. If the targeted product is selected the investigators denote it with a one and zero otherwise. The investigators average the outcome over five and 10 subjects. The investigators also use probit and logistic models to estimate the probability of uptake.

Results and safety

Results are not available in the source record.

Research links

Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Apr 2016.
Background: PubMed 22846502Wansink B, Just DR, Payne CR, Klinger MZ. Attractive names sustain increased vegetable intake in schools. Prev Med. 2012 Oct;55(4):330-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2012.07.012. Epub 2012 Jul 27.
Background: PubMed 22911396Wansink B, Just DR, Payne CR. Can branding improve school lunches? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Oct;166(10):1-2. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.999. No abstract available.
Background: PubMed 23434267Hanks AS, Just DR, Wansink B. Smarter lunchrooms can address new school lunchroom guidelines and childhood obesity. J Pediatr. 2013 Apr;162(4):867-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.031. Epub 2013 Feb 22.
Background: PubMed 23597811Wansink B, Just DR, Hanks AS, Smith LE. Pre-sliced fruit in school cafeterias: children's selection and intake. Am J Prev Med. 2013 May;44(5):477-80. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.02.003.
Derived from this study: PubMed 27173671Wilson NLW, Just DR, Swigert J, Wansink B. Food pantry selection solutions: a randomized controlled trial in client-choice food pantries to nudge clients to targeted foods. J Public Health (Oxf). 2017 Jun 1;39(2):366-372. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdw043.

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Referral and contact

AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.

Norbert L Wilson, PhD principal investigator

Auburn University

David R. Just, PhD principal investigator

Cornell University

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Order, Packaging and Pricing in people with Food Selection, run by Auburn University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Apr 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of Targeted Products Selected Relative to Others (time frame: up to 8 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02403882, which also lists 5 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Apr 2016.