Clinical trials: Behavior, Consumer
General Population, Consumer Research
Attitudes and Understanding of Plant Sterol Claims on Food Labels
Daily consumption of plant sterols have been demonstrated to lower blood cholesterol. The Canadian government has recently allowed plant sterols to be added to certain foods and has also approved a disease risk reduction claim to…
- Trial name
- NCT01932840
- Testing
- Mock package questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Listening Effort, Cognitive Function 1, Social
The Effect of Listening Effort, Cognition and Anxiety-depression in Listening Satisfaction by Hearing Aid Users
Brief Summary Introduction: Listening can be effortful in situations that require the intensive use of cognitive processing resources especially for individuals with a hearing loss.
- Conditions
- Listening Effort, Cognitive Function 1, Social, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05781126
- Testing
- The Spatial Hearing Questionnaire, MINI-MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION, International Outcome Inventory - Hearing Aid, Glasgow Hearing Aid Benefit Profile, BECK-II and STAI questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chania General Hospital "St. George"
Health, Wellness
An Open Label Direct-to-Consumer Study Assessing the Impact of Health and Wellness Products on GI Health and Related Health Outcomes
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Understand the participant experience using a health and wellness product and effects of the study product on GLP-1 users and those trying to lose weight 2.
- Conditions
- Health, Wellness, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT07563855
- Testing
- A ready-to-mix beverage containing protein, fiber, and electrolytes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PepsiCo Global R&D
Health Behavior
Consumer Perceptions of Alcoholic Beverages
This study aims to examine the effects of marketing claims on alcoholic beverage packaging on alcohol consumers' perceptions and intentions.
- Trial name
- NCT07226271
- Testing
- Natural Claim, Sugar Claim, Fruit Claim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Food Labeling, Choice Behavior
Impact of Nutrition Labels on Consumer Purchasing Intentions
The purpose of this interventional study is to compare the impact of four different Front-Of-Pack (FOP) nutrition labels on purchasing intentions.
- Trial name
- NCT02385838
- Testing
- 5-CNL, MTL, GDA
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 11,981 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Food Habits, Consumer Behavior
"Make It Fresh, For Less" Supermarket Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of environmental modifications (choice architecture and a marketing campaign) in combination with weekly text messages on purchases of foods made by parents shopping in a large…
- Trial name
- NCT03340363
- Testing
- environmental change, messaging
- Volunteers
- 401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Consumer Behavior
Sugar Sweetened Beverage Labeling Support
This is an online survey assessing consumer support for different labeling policies related to sugar sweetened beverages. The investigators will present consumers with three labels that are being considered for sugar sweetened…
- Trial name
- NCT02947802
- Testing
- Effectiveness of Labels in Reducing Purchasing of Sugar Sweetened Beverages, Control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Mental Health and General Well-being
The Influence of Mindfulness on the Link Between Consumer Culture Values and Well-being
The study is a three-arm intervention, where students are randomly assigned to one of three conditions: Teacher-led group-based MBCT, Self-guided MBCT using an audio book, or 'wait list' control.
- Trial name
- NCT03079154
- Testing
- Teacher-led MBCT course, Self-guided MBCT course
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sussex
Behavior, Consumer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Encouraging LPG Adoption in Ghana: A Factorial Randomized Clinical Trial to Enhance LPG Adoption & Sustained Use
Household air pollution (HAP) is a top-priority public health problem in developing countries. According to the most recent comparative risk assessment, 3.5 million people die prematurely each year as a result of HAP exposures.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Consumer, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Attitude
- Trial name
- ELAG (NCT03352830)
- Testing
- RANAS Behavior Change Intervention, Infrastructural Intervention - Direct Delivery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 781 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Risk Reduction
Consumer Motivation for Disease Prevention
The purpose of this study is to examine (1) how the causal structure of a disease influences people's disease prevention decisions; and (2) how the causal structure of a disease interacts with people's regret anticipation in…
- Trial name
- NCT03908034
- Testing
- presence of uncontrollable risk factor, induction of anticipated regret
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Adult
Communicating Evidence From Systematic Reviews to the Public
The purpose of this randomised controlled trial is to compare a new standardised summary format for presentation of synthesised evidence from systematic reviews for the public (a new plain language summary format) to the current…
- Trial name
- PLSRCT (NCT01939925)
- Testing
- New plain language summary format, Current plain language summary format
- Where
- 5 sites in Argentina, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Consumer Behavior, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
FoodFLIP: Testing the Effectiveness of a Food Information App to Promote the Selection of Healthier Foods
There is a lot of confusion when it comes to understanding nutrition information on food packages, thus making it difficult for consumers to choose healthy products.
- Trial name
- NCT02814604
- Testing
- Nutrition Rating Systems
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,008 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Consumption, Alcohol, Drinking, Alcohol
Energy Labelling for Alcohol Drinks in New Zealand: Consumers Perceptions and Impacts on Purchase Behaviour
A two-stage qualitative and quantitative study to provide insight into consumers' awareness of energy in alcoholic beverages, and how energy labelling effects consumer behaviour.
- Trial name
- NCT03553043
- Testing
- Intervention, Control
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Health Behavior, Motivation
Measuring Anticipated Attitudes and Behavior Towards a New Medical Treatment in Lesotho
The primary research objective is to examine how uncertainty towards a new medical treatment changes in patients when a partner (can be any close other, i.e.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Motivation, Health Care Utilization, Consumer Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06246058
- Testing
- Partner support, Formal recruiter attire, Without Partner support
- Where
- Lesotho
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Obesity
Daily Habits & Consumer Preferences Study
The study will use a between-subjects design in a sample of individuals with BMI greater than or equal to 28 from the Los Angeles community (N=330). Participants will be randomly assigned to a weight stigma vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05402137
- Testing
- Weight stigma intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Food Selection, Healthy Eating
Out-of-home Consumer Food Purchase Behaviour in the Presence and Absence of Value Pricing and Price Promotions
It is important to understand the role that price-based incentives in the out-of-home food sector play in food purchasing, and whether they lead to positive savings for the consumer (as they would likely anticipate when making…
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Healthy Eating, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06412276
- Testing
- Control, Product price promotions removed, Bulk buy reductions removed
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,051 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Hypertension
Attitudes and Understanding of Sodium Claims on Food Labels
Sodium-related claims on food labels should help people find lower sodium food choices; however consumer attitudes and understanding of such claims are unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT01764724
- Testing
- Mock package questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Consumer Behavior
Understanding Adoption for Clean Cookstoves: A Demand Study
The aim of the Adoption study is to determine how best to encourage people to adopt clean cookstoves in order to diminish the global health risk of household air pollution.
- Trial name
- NCT04454944
- Testing
- LPG subsidy, Distance allocation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 890 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sedentary Lifestyle
Effectiveness of Activity Trackers to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Sedentary Adults
This study evaluates the effectiveness of consumer wearable activity trackers to reduce sedentary behaviour and the impact on cardiometabolic health.
- Trial name
- CWATLDP (NCT03853018)
- Testing
- CWAT intervention, CWAT + motivation intervention group
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Physical Activity
ILSI Energy Balance Study
The purpose of this study is to apply measurement error techniques on consumer devices to assess rate of energy storage [ES] and energy expenditure [EE], then estimate EI using the intake-balance technique.
- Trial name
- NCT04142281
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City