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This study will be a 2x2 randomised controlled trial with information-based intervention (no labelling / labelling) and structural intervention (default proportion / increased proportion of lower energy density food items) as between-subject factors and energy density (kcal/g) of food purchases during an online supermarket-shopping task as dependent variable. This study will use an online supermarket platform developed to mimic an online supermarket website and participants will be asked to complete a shopping task using a pre-determined shopping list of 10 items.
See attached protocol documents.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Default proportion & no labelling | No Intervention | No intervention: Default proportion condition (33% lower energy density items - 67% higher energy density items). Lower energy density items will be defined as lower ED ≤ median of ED distribution within a food category. No labelling. | |
| Default proportion & labelling | Experimental | When energy density of a food item ≤ median of energy density distribution within a food category, "healthier choice" badges will be added to the food item pictures on the online supermarket. Instructions will introduce the badges to the participants as "In the online supermarket, the green tick allows you to see which products (e.g. muesli) in each product category (e.g. cereals) are healthier choices with fewer calories per gram than most other products in the same category." |
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| Increased proportion & no labelling | Experimental | The proportion of lower energy density items vs. higher energy density items will be reversed (67% lower - 33% higher) relative to the default proportion condition (33% lower - 67% higher). Lower energy density items will be defined as lower ED ≤ median of ED distribution within a food category. |
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| Increased proportion & labelling | Experimental | The proportion of lower energy density items vs. higher energy density items will be reversed (67% lower - 33% higher) relative to the default proportion condition (33% lower - 67% higher). Lower energy density items will be defined as lower ED ≤ median of ED distribution within a food category. When energy density of a food item ≤ median of energy density distribution within a food category, "healthier choice" badges will be added to the food item pictures on the online supermarket. Instructions will introduce the badges to the participants as "In the online supermarket, the green tick allows you to see which products (e.g. muesli) in each product category (e.g. cereals) are healthier choices with fewer calories per gram than most other products in the same category." |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Increased proportion of lower energy density items | Behavioral | The proportion of lower energy density vs. higher energy density items will be reversed (67% lower - 33% higher) relative to the default proportion condition (D and DL) (33% lower - 67% higher). Lower energy density items will be defined as lower energy density ≤ median of energy density distribution within a food category. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mean ED of the food items purchased (kcal/100g) | Calculated as the sum of the energy of the purchased items (kcal) divided by the sum of their weight (g) and multiplied by 100. | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Total energy of the food items purchased (kcal) | Calculated as the sum of the energy of the purchased items (kcal) | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Energy from total sugar (% of total energy) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Validity | Mean of item "I would normally buy [the 10 items on the shopping list]" for all the food items coded as: 1 = Never; 2 = Very rarely; 3 = Rarely; 4 = Occasionally; 5 = Frequently; 6 = Very frequently. | 5 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to fill in the debriefing questionnaire and there is no follow up) |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Liverpool | Liverpool | Merseyside | L69 7ZA | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Type | URL | Comment |
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| Study Protocol | View IPD |
Shared on the Open Science Framework
On publication, indefinitely
Open website
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| Type | Includes Protocol | Includes SAP | Includes ICF | Document Label | Document Date | Document Uploaded Date | Document File Name |
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| Prot_SAP_ICF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | Prot_SAP_ICF_000.pdf |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005518 | Food Preferences |
| ID | Term |
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| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Labelling | Behavioral | When energy density of an item ≤ median of ED distribution within a food category, "healthier choice" badges will be added to the food item pictures on the online supermarket. Instructions when logging-into the platform will introduce the badges to the participants: "In the online supermarket, the green tick allows you to see which products (e.g. muesli) in each product category (e.g. cereals) are healthier choices with fewer calories per gram than most other products in the same category." |
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Calculated as the percentage of total energy of the purchased items from total sugar |
| 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Energy from saturated fatty acids (SFA) (% of total energy) | Calculated as the percentage of total energy of the purchased items from SFA | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Salt content (g/100g) | Calculated as the sum of the salt content of the purchased items (g) divided by the sum of their weight (g) and multiplied by 100. | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Proportion of lower energy density food items in the basket of foods purchased | Lower energy density items will be defined as ≤ median of energy density distribution within a food category | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Cost (GPB) | Calculated as the sum of the prices of the purchased items | 20 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to make the food shopping task online and there is no follow up) |
| Kcal influence |
Answer to the item "The choices I made during online shopping were influenced by how many calories I thought were in the options available." coded as: 1 = Strongly disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Slightly disagree; 4 = Neutral; 5 = Slightly agree; 6 = Agree; 7 = Strongly agree |
| 5 minutes (the time frame denotes time taken to fill in the debriefing questionnaire and there is no follow up) |
| Statistical Analysis Plan | View IPD |
| Informed Consent Form | View IPD |
| Individual Participant Data Set | View IPD | When results will be published |