Behavior, HealthNCT06570382
Evaluating Taste and Health Messaging in Short Nutrition Education Videos to Improve Diet Quality
A study testing Videos: Taste messaging focused and Videos: Health messaging focused in people with Behavior, Health, run by Penn State University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of taste vs. health messaging using nutrition education videos. The nutrition education videos teach Americans the benefits of using herbs and spices to increase diet quality. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 75 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Behavior, Health
- What is being tested?
- Videos: Taste messaging focused and Videos: Health messaging focused
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 7 Nov 2024to 17 Nov 2024
- 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 18 to 75 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Adults, 18-75 years of age
- Reside in the United States
- Fluent in English
- Have access to internet, a video viewing device (computer, phone, tablet, etc.), and a grocery store
- Able to cook at home at least 2x/week or more
Who cannot join
- Outside of the 18-75 year age range
- Resides outside the United States
- Are not fluent in English
- Does not have access to internet or video viewing device (computer, phone, tablet, etc.), or a grocery store
- Unable to cook at home at least 2x/week
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Dynata Online Market Research Agency
Shelton, Connecticut, 06484
About this study
Official title: Evaluating Taste and Health Messaging in Short Nutrition Education Videos on Increasing Herb and Spice Use to Improve Diet Quality
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of taste vs. health messaging using nutrition education videos. The nutrition education videos teach Americans the benefits of using herbs and spices to increase diet quality. The investigators aim to test the effectiveness of 10 short videos (5 taste-based messaging and 5 health-based messaging) that translate previous findings of how spices can improve diet quality. These objectives will be pursued via the following hypothesis:
Hypothesis 1: Are taste messaging videos more effective in improving consumer interest, knowledge, and confidence in using herbs and spices compared to health messaging focused videos? Hypothesis 2: Will consumers rate the taste messaging videos higher for liking, engagement, and acceptability of herbs and spices compared to health messaging focused videos?
Read the detailed description
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the first group (n=500) will receive the taste messaging focused videos emphasizing taste and flavor, while the second group (n=500) will receive the health messaging focused videos emphasizing the importance of using herbs to improve health. Randomization will occur through REDCap and the randomization feature will be embedded in the survey. Both groups will have access to similar educational content but the focus of the messaging will differ according to the taste or health focused arm. The participants will also complete screening questions first, and if eligible, an online consent form, demographics questionnaire, pre implementation questionnaire via REDCap, data on the participants interest, knowledge and confidence in using spices and herbs before watching the video and then watch 5 videos of either the taste or health focused messaging video (dependent on randomization). Once completed, participants will then complete a post implementation questionnaire, and a post-intervention REDCap survey that will ask about their interest, knowledge and intent in using spices and herbs as well as their feedback on the effectiveness of the videos. The investigators will use the pre and post intervention surveys for analysis. All participants will complete the survey questions online using their own device. The survey will also include more detailed participant information and gather feedback on the implementation of recipes in their own kitchens.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health
- Being tested
- Videos: Taste messaging focused, Videos: Health messaging focused
- Medical subject headings
- Health Behavior
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Videos: Taste messaging focusedOther
Participants in this intervention will watch the taste focused videos.
Videos: Health messaging focusedOther
Participants in this intervention will watch the health focused videos.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Taste video participants (n=500) | Active comparator | Participants in this arm will only watch taste focused messaging videos Receives: Other: Videos: Taste messaging focused |
| Health video participants (n=500) | Active comparator | Participants in this arm will only watch health focused messaging videos. Receives: Other: Videos: Health messaging focused |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Ratings for interest, knowledge, confidence variables in using herbs and spices in cooking from before to after exposure to nutrition education videos using Likert scales from 0-5 with 0 being strongly disagree to 5 being strongly agree.
Participants will provide feedback on the taste and health-based messaging videos which will be used to create more effective messaging in the subsequent video development.
Measured: Within 5 minutes of watching the nutrition education videos
Secondary outcomes (1)
Ratings for liking, engagement, and acceptability of using herbs and spices in cooking from before to after exposure to nutrition education videos using Likert scales from 0-5 with 0 being strongly disagree to 5 being strongly agree.
Participants will provide feedback on the taste and health-based messaging videos which will be used to create more effective messaging in the subsequent video development.
Measured: Within 5 minutes of watching the nutrition education videos
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted26 Aug 2024
- Study start7 Nov 2024
- Primary completion17 Nov 2024
- Study completion17 Nov 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Behavior, HealthStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Penn State UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Penn State University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Travis Masterson, Penn State University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06570382
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- STUDY00025218
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 14 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 20 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluating Taste and Health Messaging in Short Nutrition Education Videos on Increasing Herb and Spice Use to Improve Diet Quality
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06570382
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- STUDY00025218
- Conditions
- Behavior, Health
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Penn State UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 17 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Nov 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 26 Aug 2024 (actual)
- 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 purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of taste vs. health messaging using nutrition education videos. The nutrition education videos teach Americans the benefits of using herbs and spices to increase diet quality. The investigators aim to test the effectiveness of 10 short videos (5 taste-based messaging and 5 health-based messaging) that translate previous findings of how spices can improve diet quality. These objectives will be pursued via the following hypothesis:
Hypothesis 1: Are taste messaging videos more effective in improving consumer interest, knowledge, and confidence in using herbs and spices compared to health messaging focused videos? Hypothesis 2: Will consumers rate the taste messaging videos higher for liking, engagement, and acceptability of herbs and spices compared to health messaging focused videos?
Detailed description
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the first group (n=500) will receive the taste messaging focused videos emphasizing taste and flavor, while the second group (n=500) will receive the health messaging focused videos emphasizing the importance of using herbs to improve health. Randomization will occur through REDCap and the randomization feature will be embedded in the survey. Both groups will have access to similar educational content but the focus of the messaging will differ according to the taste or health focused arm. The participants will also complete screening questions first, and if eligible, an online consent form, demographics questionnaire, pre implementation questionnaire via REDCap, data on the participants interest, knowledge and confidence in using spices and herbs before watching the video and then watch 5 videos of either the taste or health focused messaging video (dependent on randomization). Once completed, participants will then complete a post implementation questionnaire, and a post-intervention REDCap survey that will ask about their interest, knowledge and intent in using spices and herbs as well as their feedback on the effectiveness of the videos. The investigators will use the pre and post intervention surveys for analysis. All participants will complete the survey questions online using their own device. The survey will also include more detailed participant information and gather feedback on the implementation of recipes in their own kitchens.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Taste video participants (n=500) | Active comparator | Other: Videos: Taste messaging focusedParticipants in this arm will only watch taste focused messaging videos |
| Health video participants (n=500) | Active comparator | Other: Videos: Health messaging focusedParticipants in this arm will only watch health focused messaging videos. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Adults, 18-75 years of age
- Reside in the United States
- Fluent in English
- Have access to internet, a video viewing device (computer, phone, tablet, etc.), and a grocery store
- Able to cook at home at least 2x/week or more
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Outside of the 18-75 year age range
- Resides outside the United States
- Are not fluent in English
- Does not have access to internet or video viewing device (computer, phone, tablet, etc.), or a grocery store
- Unable to cook at home at least 2x/week
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Videos: Taste messaging focusedParticipants in this intervention will watch the taste focused videos. | Other | Taste video participants (n=500) |
| Videos: Health messaging focusedParticipants in this intervention will watch the health focused videos. | Other | Health video participants (n=500) |
Primary outcome
Ratings for interest, knowledge, confidence variables in using herbs and spices in cooking from before to after exposure to nutrition education videos using Likert scales from 0-5 with 0 being strongly disagree to 5 being strongly agree.
Time frame: Within 5 minutes of watching the nutrition education videos
Participants will provide feedback on the taste and health-based messaging videos which will be used to create more effective messaging in the subsequent video development.
1 secondary outcome
Ratings for liking, engagement, and acceptability of using herbs and spices in cooking from before to after exposure to nutrition education videos using Likert scales from 0-5 with 0 being strongly disagree to 5 being strongly agree.
Time frame: Within 5 minutes of watching the nutrition education videos
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 May 2025.
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Videos: Taste messaging focused and Videos: Health messaging focused in people with Behavior, Health, run by Penn State University at 1 site in United States.
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 5 inclusion and 5 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
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?
Ratings for interest, knowledge, confidence variables in using herbs and spices in cooking from before to after exposure to nutrition education videos using Likert scales from 0-5 with 0 being strongly disagree to 5 being strongly agree. (time frame: Within 5 minutes of watching the nutrition education videos). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 20 May 2025.