Survey of Diet and Health Beliefs

NCT04858971 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GFHNRC337
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to better understand people's health and diet knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, and practices. The researchers will use this information to implement better strategies to help Americans maintain more nutritious diets.

Conditions

Dietary Guidelines

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perception of health information

  Participants will rate the extent to which they trust the source of health information (i.e., the makers of the flyer) on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from not at all (1) to completely (7).

  Baseline

Study Arms (4)

Control

No source will be indicated on information provided for review

Other: Perception of information source

Government source

A government logo will be shown on information provided for review

Other: Perception of information source

Medical source

A medical logo will be shown on information provided for review

Other: Perception of information source

Social media source

A social media logo will be shown on information provided for review

Other: Perception of information source

Interventions

Perception of information source OTHER

Participants will see the same health advice, with no source or one of three other sources indicated

Control; Government source; Medical source; Social media source

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Participants will include American adults aged 18 and over. Minors, i.e., those under 18, will be excluded. To participate, people must have access to internet. Therefore, by default, those who do not have internet access will be excluded from this study. Due to the nature of this study, participants from all over the country will be eligible to participate.

You may qualify if:

• US citizen
• have access to internet
• have an Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) account

You may not qualify if:

• under 18 years of age
• no access to internet

Sponsors & Collaborators

• USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58203, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Alese Nelson, PhD

  USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• James Roemmich, PhD

  USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2021
• First Posted: April 26, 2021
• Study Start: June 21, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 24, 2021
• Study Completion: September 24, 2021
• Last Updated: May 16, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)