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Role of Front of Pack Labels to identify Unhealthy packaged foods

Health Star Rating VS Warning Labels To Identify Unhealthy Packaged Foods: An Open Label Randomized Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/054176
Enrollment
250
Registered
2023-06-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Health Star Rating (HSR) Label: every participant will be shown the 5 food items (sweet biscuit, instant noodles, fruit drink, bhujia, potato chips) with HSR label in random order Once.

Sponsors

Intramural Research Grant University College of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Apparently healthy adolescent between 14-19 years of age. Attended regular school till 8 standard. Studied English for atleast 3 years in a regular school,in post primary classes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Adolescents with eye diseases/visual handicaps Adolescents with known dietary restriction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of adolescents who correctly identified unhealthy packaged foodTimepoint: At the end of the questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Purchase intention 2. Label interpretation & understanding 3. Comparison between FOPL for being the most suitable, attractive, easily perceived and changed their purchase intention Timepoint: At the end of the questionnaire

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shikha Mahendra

University College of Medical Sciences

prof.piyush.gupta@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026