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| Penn State Health | UNKNOWN |
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The purpose of this randomized control trial is to compare how food cravings, food selection, and food consumption change in response to frequent food advertisements compared to non-food advertisements in adults taking GLP-1 (weight loss) medications. The primary question we aim to answer is: do GLP-1 medications reduce an individual's vulnerability to external triggers that drive food cravings and consumption?
Participants will:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Food advertisement group | Experimental | Advertisements viewed daily by this group will be food and/or beverage products |
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| Tech advertisement group | Placebo Comparator | Individuals in this group will only receive tech-related advertisements daily |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Food advertisements | Behavioral | Videos and images of food and beverage advertisements from popular brands and/or restaurants |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Mean food cue reactivity scores in the afternoon | Average scores of craving levels for each group following afternoon advertisement viewing sessions | 7-day period of all afternoon survey responses |
| Mean food cue reactivity scores in the morning | Average scores of craving levels for each group following morning advertisement viewing sessions | 7-day period of all morning survey responses |
| Mean food cue reactivity scores in the evening | Average scores of craving levels for each group following evening advertisement viewing sessions | 7-day period of all evening survey responses |
| Mean food cue reactivity scores overall | Average scores of craving levels for each group over all viewing sessions | 7-day period of all survey responses |
| Energy density of consumed foods | The energy density profile of foods consumed each day | 7 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from baseline in energy density of foods selected in the virtual buffet | Baseline and 7 days | |
| Changes in food noise since being on medication questionnaire | Questionnaire assessing various aspects of food noise at present compared to before the medication |
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| Tech advertisements | Behavioral | Video and photo advertisements of popular tech tools |
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| Baseline |
| Changes in reasons for purchasing foods questionnaire | A questionnaire that assesses how five factors impact purchasing choices, and how the main factors have changed between prior to starting the medication and after. | Baseline |
| Individual Food Cue Responsiveness--Trait | Baseline |
| Change in brand familiarity, liking, and/or craving | A questionnaire that measures the familiarity, liking, and craving of each brand the participant will be exposed to (baseline) or has been exposed to (after intervention). | Baseline and 7 days |