ObesityNCT02267954
Fast Food Photo Study
A study testing Menu edited in people with Obesity, run by Carnegie Mellon University at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The investigators aim to discover if people of different demographic levels are more or less attentive to changes in calorie information vs. changes in price information on a restaurant menu. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Obesity
- What is being tested?
- Menu edited
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 309 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Nov 2014to Aug 2015
- 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 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 18 or older
- Speaks English
- Willing to complete both task and follow-up survey
Who cannot join
- N/A
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15212
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213
About this study
Official title: What's Wrong With This Photo? Fast Food Literacy Study
The investigators aim to discover if people of different demographic levels are more or less attentive to changes in calorie information vs. changes in price information on a restaurant menu. The investigators will record whether the calorie/price change was noticed or not, as well as how quickly the calorie/price change was noticed, depending on condition and individual differences.
Read the detailed description
Participants complete a short study regarding their ability to detect "mistakes" in a printed version of a fast food restaurant menu. We ask participants to identify the differences between the menu board and a typical menu board at that location. Individuals list the differences that they find and have a chance to win a prize if they identify the most mistakes among participants recruited that day. The differences created will remain constant (e.g., featuring Pepsi products instead of the typical Coca-Cola offerings, including items from other restaurants on the menu), including changes to calorie labels and price labels. Additionally, we recruit participants in a variety of locations to test for differences between demographics (e.g., income groups, education levels, and BMI levels).
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Being tested
- Menu edited
- Keywords
- Calories, Fast Food Literacy
- Medical subject headings
- Obesity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Menu editedOther
Also called 50% Prices/50% Calories
The menu is edited to change price label to 50% of actual value and calorie label to 50% of the actual value, along with other changes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 50% Prices/50% Calories | Experimental | The participant is exposed to the baseline menu, but the prices are edited to be at 50% of the actual price (e.g., a $1 coffee is listed as costing $.50) and the calorie labels are edited to be at 50% of the actual content (e.g., a 500 calorie Large Fries is listed as having 250 calories). In addition, the baseline mistakes are still included.
This is the "Menu edited" intervention. Receives: Other: Menu edited |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
Did participants indicate that a mistake was present in the calorie labels or price labels?
Measured: 10 minutes
Secondary outcomes (2)
Time until Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
How long in seconds did it take before participants indicated that a mistake was present in the calorie labels or price labels?
Measured: 10 minutes
Mistake Number for Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
How many other mistakes were noticed before calorie/price mistake was noticed?
Measured: 10 minutes
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Oct 2014 (estimated)
- Study startNov 2014
- Primary completionAug 2015
- Study completionAug 2015
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ObesityStudies 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
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 309 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Eric VanEpps, Carnegie Mellon University
- Investigators
- Eric M VanEpps, MS, Principal investigator, Carnegie Mellon University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02267954
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HS14-582
- Status last verified
- Jan 2016
- First submitted
- 14 Oct 2014
- Last updated
- 27 Jan 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 27 Jan 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- What's Wrong With This Photo? Fast Food Literacy Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02267954
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HS14-582
- Conditions
- Obesity
- Keywords
- Calories, Fast Food Literacy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 309 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Nov 2014
- Primary completion
- Aug 2015 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2015 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Oct 2014 (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 aim to discover if people of different demographic levels are more or less attentive to changes in calorie information vs. changes in price information on a restaurant menu. The investigators will record whether the calorie/price change was noticed or not, as well as how quickly the calorie/price change was noticed, depending on condition and individual differences.
Detailed description
Participants complete a short study regarding their ability to detect "mistakes" in a printed version of a fast food restaurant menu. We ask participants to identify the differences between the menu board and a typical menu board at that location. Individuals list the differences that they find and have a chance to win a prize if they identify the most mistakes among participants recruited that day. The differences created will remain constant (e.g., featuring Pepsi products instead of the typical Coca-Cola offerings, including items from other restaurants on the menu), including changes to calorie labels and price labels. Additionally, we recruit participants in a variety of locations to test for differences between demographics (e.g., income groups, education levels, and BMI levels).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 50% Prices/50% Calories | Experimental | Other: Menu editedThe participant is exposed to the baseline menu, but the prices are edited to be at 50% of the actual price (e.g., a $1 coffee is listed as costing $.50) and the calorie labels are edited to be at 50% of the actual content (e.g., a 500 calorie Large Fries is listed as having 250 calories). In addition, the baseline mistakes are still included. This is the "Menu edited" intervention. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age 18 or older
- Speaks English
- Willing to complete both task and follow-up survey
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- N/A
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Menu editedAlso: 50% Prices/50% CaloriesThe menu is edited to change price label to 50% of actual value and calorie label to 50% of the actual value, along with other changes. | Other | 50% Prices/50% Calories |
Primary outcome
Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
Time frame: 10 minutes
Did participants indicate that a mistake was present in the calorie labels or price labels?
2 secondary outcomes
Time until Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
Time frame: 10 minutes
Mistake Number for Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed
Time frame: 10 minutes
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 27 Jan 2016.
Related trials for Obesity
Not yet recruitingPhase 2
Trial of the Combination of Alpha-Lipoic Acid and Mirabegron in Women and in Men With Obesity
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Not yet recruiting
Puerto Rican Obesity Intervention for Men
Obesity
Enrolling by invitation
Impact of a Playful Family Education Strategy With ICT on Childhood Obesity Prevention
Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity
Not yet recruitingObservational study
Assessing the Impact of Perceptions of Unpredictability on Objective Measures of Food Consumption and Metabolism
Healthy Volunteer, Obestity
Active, not recruitingPhase 1/2
A First-In-Human Study of ARO-INHBE in Adults With Obesity With and Without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Obesity
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.
Eric M VanEpps, MS principal investigator
Carnegie Mellon University
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Menu edited in people with Obesity, run by Carnegie Mellon University at 2 sites 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 3 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jan 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites 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?
Calorie and Price Mistakes Noticed (time frame: 10 minutes). 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 27 Jan 2016; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 31 Oct 2026.