NCT04152785

Brief Summary

Université Laval wishes to raise awareness among students and employees in the university community so that they become aware of the impacts of their consumption choices by equipping them to adopt consumption behaviours that are favourable to the environment and their health. To do this, it is necessary to assess consumers' perception of the information available when choosing a meal to determine, among other things, whether knowledge of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions influences their selections. In addition to this evaluation criterion, consumer perception of the nutritional quality of food will also be assessed. The nutritional composition of the meals of the characterized week will make it possible to calculate, using a nutritional profiling tool, the nutritional quality score of each meal of the day.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
160

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2020

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 28, 2019

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 5, 2019

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2020

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 13, 2020

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 30, 2021

Completed
Last Updated

December 22, 2021

Status Verified

December 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

October 28, 2019

Last Update Submit

December 21, 2021

Conditions

Food Selection

Keywords

environmental concernsnutrient profiling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Consumer perceptions of the meal given the information available on the GHG score, the nutritional quality score and the eco-efficiency score (combination of GHG + nutrition) vs no logo.

    Visual analogue scale (150mm) evaluating the perception of the participants according to the information given. Participants draw a line on the scale (between 0 and 150 mm). The higher the score, the higher the appreciation.

    Within the year after the beginning of the study

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Food choice by the students and staff at Université Laval depending on the presence of information (logo on the different scores).

    Within the year after the beginning of the study

  • Amount of the meal consumed by the students and staff at Université Laval depending on the presence of information (logo on the different scores).

    Within the year after the beginning of the study

Study Arms (4)

GHG

EXPERIMENTAL

Information given regarding greenhouse gas emissions via a GHG score

Behavioral: Information regarding GHG and/or nutrition

Nutrition

EXPERIMENTAL

Information given regarding nutrition via a nutrient profiling score

Behavioral: Information regarding GHG and/or nutrition

GHG+nutrition

EXPERIMENTAL

Information given regarding GHG and nutrition via a combined score

Behavioral: Information regarding GHG and/or nutrition

No logo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

No information given

Behavioral: Information regarding GHG and/or nutrition

Interventions

Information regarding GHG and/or nutritionBEHAVIORAL

Participants will have to select a meal from a menu.

GHGGHG+nutritionNo logoNutrition

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall(Gender-based eligibility)
Gender Eligibility DetailsWe would like to recuit an equal number of women and men.
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Study or work at Université Laval

You may not qualify if:

  • People taking drugs that may affect appetite (e.g., antidepressants, antipsychotics or corticosteroids);
  • People with food allergies or intolerances, and pregnant and lactating women;
  • People with food aversions to more than 20% of the main meal ingredients from the menu.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functionnal Foods (INAF)

Québec, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Food Preferences

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding BehaviorBehavior

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
OTHER
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Researcher

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 28, 2019

First Posted

November 5, 2019

Study Start

March 1, 2020

Primary Completion

November 13, 2020

Study Completion

April 30, 2021

Last Updated

December 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

CA(1)