Clinical trials: Food Labelling
Healthy
Effect of a Visual Nutrient Profiling System on Recall of Nutrition Information
The objective of the study is to validate a visual method of presenting nutritional information by determining if users of the visual method remember food properties better than users given the same information in a non-visual…
- Trial name
- NCT01486147
- Testing
- Visual nutrient profiling tool, Nutrient ratings table
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
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
Food Choices
Perceptions of and Reactions to Ultra-Processed Menu Label Designs
The primary objective of this study is to explore perceptions and understanding of different menu label designs related to ultra-processed foods (UPF).
- Trial name
- NCT07214805
- Testing
- Ultra-Processed, Red, Icon-plus-text Labels, Contains Food Additives, Red, Icon-plus-text Labels, Warning Ultra-Processed, Red, Icon-plus-text Labels
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14,720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Food Labeling
Front of Pack Nutritional Labeling of Processed Foods Among Mexican Consumers
The effect of three front of pack (FOP) labeling schemes (Mexican Guideline Daily Amounts (GDA), Ecuador's Multiple Traffic Light (MTL) and Chilean Warning Labels (WL) in red) on purchasing intentions was evaluated using a…
- Trial name
- NCT04308408
- Testing
- Guideline Daily Amounts, Multiple Traffic Light, Warning Labels
- Where
- 8 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 2,105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Mexico
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
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
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
Consumer Research, General Population
Attidutes and Understanding of Oat Fibre Claims on Food Labels
Oat fibre consumption has been shown to lower blood cholesterol, which is advantageous for heart health. Oat and fibre claims on food labels should help people find heart healthy food choices; however consumer attitudes and…
- Trial name
- NCT01932827
- Testing
- Mock Package Questionnaire
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,002 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Food Selection
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Within Versus Across-Category Front-of-Package Lower-Calorie Labelling on Food Demand
The important role that diet plays in health and disease is well established, as is its association with rising rates of obesity-a phenomenon of increasing concern in Singapore.
- Trial name
- NCT04165447
- Testing
- Front-of-pack labeling strategy
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
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
Food Preferences
Effects of Sugary Drink Warning Labels on Parent Choices
Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a significant contributor to adult and childhood obesity. Policies to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are being pursued, but there is little empirical data on how such…
- Trial name
- NCT04259385
- Testing
- Exposure to sugar-sweetened beverage warning labels, Exposure to beverage calorie information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Food Preferences, Obesity
Online Food and Beverage Labels and Vending Machine Selections
The aim of this study is to compare the impact of 5 different types of front of package (FOP) food and beverage labels: 1) calorie labels [control], 2) green labels on healthy foods, 3) red/yellow/green labels on less…
- Conditions
- Food Preferences, Obesity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- VLO (NCT05432271)
- Testing
- Exposure to calorie information, Exposure to healthy labels only, Exposure to healthiness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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 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
Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Exercise
The NutriNet-Santé Study
The NutriNet-Santé study was set up to investigate nutrition and health relationships. Specifically, it was the first web-based cohort worldwide on such a large scale (n=171 000 as of 2021) focused on the complex link between…
- Conditions
- Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Exercise, Diseases Category, Cohort Studies
- Trial name
- NCT03335644
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 170,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Paris 13
Eating Behaviour of Discretionary Foods, Cognitive Restraint of Eating
FOODS: Food shOppers' sOcial meDia Study
This study aims to assess the effects of a new approach to food labelling called physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labelling.
- Conditions
- Eating Behaviour of Discretionary Foods, Cognitive Restraint of Eating, Physical Activity, Body Weight
- Trial name
- FOODS (NCT04657627)
- Testing
- PACE plus calorie labelling information, Calorie-only labelling information
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
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