Clinical trials: Food Policy
Chronic Disease
Click & Pick Study
Unhealthy diets significantly contribute to major preventable chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease and stroke, which disproportionally impact racial/ethnic minority groups and those with lower income…
- Trial name
- NCT07422922
- Testing
- Suite of healthy food policies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour
Food Menu Labelling Effects on Individuals With Eating Disorders and Other Mental Health Conditions.
Calorie labelling in out-of-home (OOH) settings was introduced by the government in England as part of a wider strategy to 'tackle obesity' (DHSC, 2020).
- Conditions
- Food Labelling, Eating Behaviour, Mental Health, Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07809295
- Testing
- Control condition, Calorie labelling, Nutri-Score labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Mental Health Issue, Food Security
Targeting Access and Knowledge of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Utilization and Policies
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest United States poverty alleviation program, providing up to $6,600 for working families as a tax refund.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Food Security, Well-being
- Trial name
- TAKE-UP (NCT06146621)
- Testing
- Low-touch text messaging, Personal tax filing support, Information about free tax-filing support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
FACILITY: Feeding the fAmiLy: the Intergenerational approaCh to fIght obesiTY
The FACILITY STUDY is aimed at evaluating maternal and children social, cultural, economic and lifestyle-related risk factors for the development of childhood overweight, obesity and early adiposity rebound (EAR).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Maternal, Overweight
- Trial name
- FACILITY (NCT06164340)
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Buzzi Children's Hospital
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Taxes on Unhealthy, Evaluate the Effectiveness Subsidies for Healthy Foods
Study of Purchasing Decisions and Food Consumption: Chile
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of taxes on unhealthy foods and subsidies for healthy foods in modifying the purchasing and consumption behavior of people in the Metropolitan Region, Chile. Research hypothesis: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT04654780
- Testing
- Taxes, Subsidies, Control
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Mayor
Food Selection
Evaluation of a Healthy Food Procurement Policy at Municipality-level in Nepal
The rise in chronic diseases is attributed to unhealthy eating high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which is facilitated by the availability and consumption of these unhealthy foods.
- Trial name
- NCT05664256
- Testing
- Build capacity of canteen, Information, Education and Communication materials, Monitoring visit
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Obesity
Engaging Tribal Policy Makers to Improve the Food and Physical Activity Environments in American Indian Communities
The overall objective of the study is to reduce adult obesity in participating American Indian (AI) communities and to improve understanding of the behavioral and environmental factors affecting obesity in these settings.
- Trial name
- OPREVENT2 (NCT02803853)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 876 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health