Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings

NCT04766034 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 20-01936
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7,710
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the components of a behavioral economics strategy (i.e., healthy bundle defaults) to influence diet behaviors; 2) characterize the online grocery shopping behaviors and attitudes of low-income adults nationally; and 3) examine the extent to which "healthy bundles defaults" and other behavioral economic strategies increase fruit and vegetable purchases among low-income adults in an online randomized controlled experiment.

Conditions

Diet Habit

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Real Dollars Spent on Fruit and Vegetables Per Basket

  "Fruits and vegetables" are defined as frozen, fresh, and canned fruits and vegetables without added sugars, fats, oils, or salt.

  Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Fruits Only

  Day 1

• Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Vegetables Only

  Day 1

• Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

  Day 1

• Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

  Day 1

• Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Canned Fruits and Vegetables

  Day 1

Study Arms (4)

Control

SHAM COMPARATOR

The grocery shopping simulation will not include any discounts or bundles

Behavioral: Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise

Discount

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The grocery shopping simulation will include discount on eligible fruits and vegetables

Behavioral: Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise

Bundles

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The grocery shopping simulation will include healthy bundle defaults with no discount

Behavioral: Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise

Bundles and Discount

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The grocery shopping simulation will include healthy bundle defaults plus a discount

Behavioral: Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise

Interventions

Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise BEHAVIORAL

Participants will click a link and simulate a shopping experience by selecting a week's worth of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-eligible groceries for their household in a web-based supermarket platform

Bundles; Bundles and Discount; Control; Discount

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• aged 18-99 years
• ability to read and speak English
• have ever received SNAP benefits
• live with fewer than 5 people
• access to a personal computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone.

You may not qualify if:

• aged \<18 years or \>99 years
• lack the ability to read and speak English
• have never received SNAP benefits
• live with 5 or more people
• do not have access to a personal computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile phone

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead
• National Institute on Aging (NIA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rummo PE, Roberto CA, Thorpe LE, Troxel AB, Elbel B. Effect of Financial Incentives and Default Options on Food Choices of Adults With Low Income in Online Retail Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Mar 1;6(3):e232371. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.2371.

  PMID: 36897592 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Feeding Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior, Animal; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Pasquale Rummo, MPH, PhD
• Organization: NYU Langone Health

Pasquale.rummo@nyulangone.org

914-316-5907

Study Officials

• Pasquale Rummo, MPH, PhD

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2021
• First Posted: February 23, 2021
• Study Start: October 7, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 2, 2021
• Study Completion: December 2, 2021
• Last Updated: March 9, 2023
• Results First Posted: March 9, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.
• Access Criteria: The investigator who proposed to use the data will have access to the data upon reasonable request. Proposals may be submitted up to 36 months following article publication. After 36 months the data will be available in our University's data warehouse but without investigator support other than deposited metadata. Information regarding submitting requests and accessing data may be found at (Link to be provided).

Locations

US (1)