Clinical trials: Food Labelling
Food Labelling
FOP Nutrition Label in Campus Campus University Restaurant
This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on foods and beverages sold in a campus university restaurant in France on the nutritional quality of purchases.
- Trial name
- NCT03336164
- Testing
- Front-of-pack labelling Nutri-Score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Dietary Behaviour, Nutrition Knowledge
Added-Sugars Warning Label PSAs
The purpose of this study is to determine if exposure to language-matched English-Spanish public service announcements (PSAs) can increase the understanding of and response to added-sugars menu warning labels among U.S.
- Conditions
- Dietary Behaviour, Nutrition Knowledge, Perceptions
- Trial name
- NCT07791511
- Testing
- Labels are coming soon, Hidden sugars in restaurant foods, Negative health outcomes
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Food Labeling
Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Labelling on Food Purchases in Contract Catering
This controlled trial investigates the impact of the implementation of a front-of-pack nutrition label, namely Nutri-Score, on foods and beverages sold in a contract catering in France on the nutritional quality of purchases.
- Trial name
- NCT04252898
- Testing
- Front-of-pack nutrition label Nutri-Score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,082 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Food Selection
Online Experimental Supermarket
Front-Of-Pack (FOP) nutrition labelling, providing simplified information on nutritional content at a glance, in order to help consumer make informed choices, has been identified as of major interest by public health specialists…
- Trial name
- SUPERNET (NCT02769455)
- Testing
- Reference intakes, 5-CNL
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Food Selection
Testing Non-Nutrition Menu Labels on Food Selections
The primary objective of this study is to test the relative effects of environmental harm menu label designs on the healthfulness of consumers' fast-food meal choices.
- Trial name
- NCT07536126
- Testing
- Control (QR) Labels, Low Environmental Harm Labels, High Environmental Harm Labels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Diet, Healthy
Front-of-package Label Effects in Latine and Limited English Proficiency Populations
The goal of this experiment is to examine the effects of 4 types of front-of-package food labels among a sample of Latino adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06293963
- Testing
- Guideline Daily Amounts label, Interpretive text-only label, Interpretive magnifying glass icon label
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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 Selection, Obesity
Changing Portion Size Descriptions in a Cafeteria
The goal of this this intervention is to test the degree to which a portion size labeling intervention influences consumer selection of smaller portions at two large cafés.
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT06263621
- Testing
- Intervention "Standard"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Overweight
A Cafeteria Based Study of Weight Gain Prevention
The dramatic rise in overweight and obesity during the past several decades can be explained by environmental changes that foster increased energy intake and decreased energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- Cafeteria (NCT00573482)
- Testing
- REDE, control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Nutrition Poor, Obesity
Increasing Availability of Lower Energy Meals vs. Menu Energy Labelling on Food Choice
Two randomized control trials examining human food choice (i.e. selection of high energy 'unhealthy' foods vs. selection of healthier foods).
- Conditions
- Nutrition Poor, Obesity, Diet, Healthy, Food Selection
- Trial name
- NCT04336540
- Testing
- Menu configuration (presence of energy labelling), Menu configuration (more lower energy options added)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,091 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
PME, Food Choice
Nutri-score Labelling in a UK Restaurant Setting: a Randomised Control Trial
An experiment exploring the perceived effectiveness of Nutri-score food labels with calorie labelling compared to calorie labelling only on food choice and consumption in a real-world setting
- Conditions
- PME, Food Choice, Food Labelling
- Trial name
- NCT06923241
- Testing
- menu labelling type
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 672 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Healthy
Assessing Consumer's Characterization of the Term Natural in a Food Context
The purpose of this project is to gain a better understanding of the underlying consumer motivations associated with choosing foods labeled as "natural"; and further, how the use of this term impacts the amount of food consumed.
- Trial name
- NTR (NCT03165162)
- Testing
- Food Order
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology
Food Labeling
Building on a Point-of-purchase Intervention to Encourage Healthy Food Choices
This study builds on the framework of a previously implemented color-coded food labeling intervention in a hospital cafeteria by testing the incremental effectiveness of providing employees with individual feedback and incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT01604499
- Testing
- Feedback letters, Feedback plus incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,672 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Food Preferences
Comparing Designs for Restaurant "Eco-Labels"
The aim of this study is to compare responses to 5 different types of labels for restaurant menus: 1) Control (non-sustainability-label: neutral labels not referencing environmental sustainability); 2) Numeric text-only…
- Trial name
- NCT05953246
- Testing
- Neutral labels, Numeric text-only sustainability labels, Endorsement text-only sustainability labels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Food Preferences
Restaurant Menu Carbon Footprint Labeling
This online randomized clinical trial will test the effects of restaurant menu carbon footprint labels on consumers' choices and perceptions of restaurant menu items.
- Trial name
- NCT05592340
- Testing
- Exposure to calorie information, Exposure to carbon footprint information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,389 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Diet, Healthy
Testing Ultraprocessed Food Labels in Chile
The goal of this experiment is to examine the effects of a warning label signaling that a product is ultraprocessed among a sample of Chilean parents.
- Trial name
- NCT06842680
- Testing
- Control, Ultraprocessed warning label
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Health Behavior
Visual Attention to Text and Pictorial Food Labels: An Eye Tracking Experiment
The goal of this study is to examine attention elicited by icon, text-only, and control front-of-package food labels. The study also aims to explore whether English language proficiency moderates the impact of icon vs.
- Trial name
- NCT05958888
- Testing
- Text only sodium label, Icon sodium label, Pictorial sodium label
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill