N/A
N=7,710
Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings
Diet Habit
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04766034 ↗Enrolled (actual)
7,710
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Real Dollars Spent on Fruit and Vegetables Per Basket — 11.31; 15.27; 11.68; 14.47 US Dollars ($)
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Primary completion
- Dec 2021
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Real Dollars Spent on Fruit and Vegetables Per Basket |
11.31; 15.27; 11.68; 14.47 | — |
| SECONDARY Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Fruits Only |
4.28; 6.51; 4.85; 6.12 | — |
| SECONDARY Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Vegetables Only |
7.03; 8.76; 6.84; 8.34 | — |
| SECONDARY Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
9.61; 12.94; 10.49; 12.48 | — |
| SECONDARY Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Frozen Fruits and Vegetables |
1.48; 2.07; 1.05; 1.83 | — |
| SECONDARY Real Dollars Spent on Eligible Canned Fruits and Vegetables |
0.22; 0.27; 0.13; 0.16 | — |
| SECONDARY Total Calories From Fruits and Vegetables Per Basket |
1298.1; 1526.2; 1496.8; 1690.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Purchased Fruits and/or Vegetables |
550; 612; 714; 678 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Who Kept Healthy Bundle Default Shopping Cart Items in Basket at Purchase |
679; 655 | — |
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 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.
Exclusion Criteria
- aged 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
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04766034). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.