Clinical trials: Food Labelling
Obesity
Does Food Labeling Influence Long-term Food Intake and Eating-related Variables in Women?
Weight management is a critical issue in developed countries where the prevalence of obesity is always increasing. While the mismatch of energy intake and energy expenditure is recognized as a leading cause of obesity, knowledge…
- Trial name
- MENU (NCT01604954)
- Testing
- Nutrient-label, Calorie-label, No label
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
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
Diet, Healthy, Food Selection
Environmental Labelling in a Virtual Supermarket
A 2-arm randomised control trial (with and without labels) will be conducted to test the effects of an environmental label on food choices in a virtual supermarket.
- Trial name
- NCT04909372
- Testing
- Labelling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Peanut Hypersensitivity
The Effect of Extrinsic Factors on Food Allergy
Food allergy is a common problem, affecting 5-8% of the population. Peanut allergy causes reduced quality of life due to the perceived high risk of severe reactions.
- Trial name
- Ex-Factor (NCT01429896)
- Testing
- Food challenge
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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, Food Selection
Effect of kcal and PACE Labelling on Self-served Portion Size
Participants will take part in an online survey. They will be asked to choose the amount of food they would like to eat based on pictures of 18 dishes sequentially displayed on the screen.
- Trial name
- NCT04340804
- Testing
- Kcal labelling, PACE labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Food Preferences, Hunger
The Effect of Food Labelling and Satiety on Individuals Food Choice
Previous research has shown that nutritional knowledge is a key indicator in healthy eating choices, but real-life examinations of the associations between both nutritional knowledge and state of hunger and satiety on…
- Trial name
- NCT03537781
- Testing
- Food labelling versus no food labelling
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Obesity, Food Labeling
Nudging Nutrition With Monetary Incentives Environmental Cues
The investigators hypothesize that monetary incentives and messaging, such as making nutritious foods relatively less expensive than less nutritious foods and framing the price difference in a positive or negative way, will…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Food Labeling, Health Behavior, Diet
- Trial name
- NCT02461108
- Testing
- Subsidy, Tax, Tax and subsidy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Childhood Obesity
Child Friendly Menu Labelling and Food Choices
Childhood obesity is a major problem in Canada. Children are eating larger portions and have easier access to high-fat, high-sugar foods and drinks. Menu labelling is a promising tool to teach families about healthier choices.
- Trial name
- MealTrain (NCT02692001)
- Testing
- Intervention MealTrain menu
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Food Labelling
Impact of a Front-of-pack Nutrition Label on the Nutritional Quality of Purchases in Campus Cafeterias
This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on fods and beverages sold in a campus cafeteria in France on the nutritional quality of purchases.
- Trial name
- 5-C CROUS (NCT02663401)
- Testing
- Front-of-pack labelling 5-CNL
- 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
Diet, Healthy
Understanding Food Choices in Bahrain Using Bahrain e-Mart
Using a two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) and an intercept survey, the investigators aim to evaluate the effects of the Multiple-Traffic Light (MTL) front-of-pack (FOP) food labels in Bahrain, on diet quality of grocery…
- Trial name
- NCT06440421
- Testing
- MTL Labels
- Where
- Bahrain
- Volunteers
- 395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Calorie Consumption
Clinical Trial of Menu Labeling
The current study sought to examine the effect of menu labeling on food ordering and food consumption, including the effect of displaying calories along with other nutrients, such as sodium, fat, and sugar, as well as in…
- Trial name
- NCT01948752
- Testing
- Nutrition information on menus
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 661 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
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
Food Preferences, Obesity
Vending Labeling Sales and Intercepts Study
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 4 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage messages: 1) green labels on healthy foods, 2) red/yellow/green labels on less healthy/moderately healthy/healthy…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT06260176
- Testing
- exposure to healthy labels only, exposure to healthiness information, exposure to physical activity equivalents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,065 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Food Labelling
FOP Nutrition Label in Campus Cafeteria
This study evaluates the impact of the introduction of a front-of-pack nutrition label on foods and beverages sold in a campus cafeteria in France on the nutritional quality of purchases.
- Trial name
- NCT03336151
- Testing
- Front-of-pack labelling Nutri-Score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 119,219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
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
Nutrition Labeling, Tax Policy
Supermarket Labelling and Taxation Study
Participants will be assigned to one of four conditions: (i) nutrient warning labelling and no taxation, (ii) nutrient warning labelling and taxation, (iii) current traffic light labelling and taxation or (iv) a control condition…
- Trial name
- NCT07339982
- Testing
- Labelling, Taxation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 829 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Food Selection
MENU Study: Online Experiment
The primary objective of this study is to test the relative effects of climate-impact menu label designs on the healthfulness of consumers' fast-food meal choices.
- Trial name
- NCT06909019
- Testing
- Control (QR) Labels, Low Climate Impact Labels, High Climate Impact Labels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Diet Quality
Understanding Food Choices (Aim 2)
This study aims to use the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) to build and optimize a multicomponent intervention that improves diet quality.
- Trial name
- NCT05537337
- Testing
- Multicomponent Intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School