Study on Sugar Warnings and Weight Bias
This study is looking at how different labels on sugary drinks affect people's views on weight. Researchers want to see if labels saying "HIGH IN ADDED SUGAR" change how people think about body weight compared to a neutral barcode label. You would be assigned to see either the neutral control label or the added sugar warning label on sugary drinks in a special store. The study aims to enroll about 543 adults, aged 18 and older, who have bought sugary drinks recently. Success for this study means understanding if these warning labels influence explicit weight bias (how people openly express their attitudes about weight). The study's current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with about 543 participants. Participants will be randomly assigned to view either control labels or added sugar warning labels.
- What's involved
- You would attend four in-person study appointments, spaced approximately one week apart. During each visit, you would shop for beverages and complete a computer survey.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your explicit weight bias will be assessed via survey at the first and last visits, approximately 4 weeks apart.
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Impacts of Sugar Warnings on Weight Bias
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Aline D'Angelo Campos, PhD, MPP · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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What this trial measures
- Explicit weight bias, mean scoreAssessed via survey after exposure to intervention (i.e., shopping task) 2 times approximately 4 weeks apart (i.e., in visits 1 and 4)
Explicit weight bias will be measured by survey through seven items. Items will present participants with pairs of antonyms and ask that they select the box between antonyms that they feel best describes their feelings and beliefs about people with obesity: (1) lazy - hard-working, (2) no will power - has will power, (3) good self - control - poor self-control, (4) active - inactive, (5) self-indulgent - self-sacrificing, (6) dislikes food - likes food, (7) undereats - overeats. Response options, which will be presented as 5 boxes between antonyms, will be coded in a categorical 1-5 range, where higher scores represent higher endorsement of a stereotype that contributes to weight bias. Each participant's responses to each item will then be averaged across the seven items to obtain their final score on the outcome in a 1-5 range, where higher scores represent higher explicit weight bias.