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Behavioral Intervention

Behavioral economic intervention of online purchasing at a food pantry for Food Preferences

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Waitlist Available
Led By Christina A Roberto, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
≥18 years old
a regular in-person client at the food pantry (i.e., shops at pantry ≥ 1 per month)
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up assessed at baseline and 3 months.
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Study Summary

This trial will compare the effects of a healthy eating intervention delivered via a web-based ordering platform to usual care (control group) on 500 regular food pantry clients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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A person who visits the food pantry at least once a month is considered a regular in-person client.
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The Veggie Meter measurement can be done outside of their home by coming outside for five minutes.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed at baseline and 3 months.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed at baseline and 3 months. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Mean Monthly Change in Number of Units of Healthier Foods
Mean Monthly Change in Number of Units of Less Healthy Foods
Secondary outcome measures
Biomarker Change in Fruit and Vegetable Intake
Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Change in Diastolic Blood Pressure
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Behavioral Economic Intervention GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will be exposed to the web-based ordering system with multiple behavioral economic interventions applied, including healthy food shopping cart defaults, healthy placement choice architecture, traffic light nutrition labels, social norms messaging, and healthy swaps.
Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will view the typical web-based ordering system platform (usual care group).
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Behavioral economic intervention of online purchasing at a food pantry
2019
N/A
~290

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
1,992 Previous Clinical Trials
42,875,074 Total Patients Enrolled
7 Trials studying Food Preferences
24,444 Patients Enrolled for Food Preferences
Abramson Cancer Center at Penn MedicineLead Sponsor
383 Previous Clinical Trials
144,605 Total Patients Enrolled
University of ConnecticutOTHER
181 Previous Clinical Trials
157,910 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Food Preferences
1 Patients Enrolled for Food Preferences

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there any opportunities available to join this clinical trial?

"Current records on clinicaltrials.gov affirm that this experiment is actively enrolling participants. This research endeavour was first posted in July 2019 and the most recent update was made at the end of August 2022."

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How many participants are sought for this medical experiment?

"Affirmative, according to the clinicaltrials.gov records this research trial is still actively recruiting participants. It was initially uploaded on July 5th 2019 and last revised on August 30th 2022. The study necessitates 500 volunteers from one facility for full participation."

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What outcomes is this experiment hoping to realize?

"This clinical trial's primary measurable outcome is the monthly change in units of healthier foods, collected from an online system at baseline and then each month for 3 months. Secondary objectives involve tracking biomarker changes in fruit and vegetable intake as well as alterations to a patient's BMI (Body Mass Index) or diastolic blood pressure (an indicator of heart health)."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
~50 spots leftby Mar 2025