Does the size of wine glasses influence how much wine is sold in bars or restaurants?

Does size of wine glasses impact on on-licence sales? An experimental study using a multiple treatment reversal design.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12018175

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-12

Start date

2015-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-26

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Conditions

Alcohol consumption, which is ranked 5th amongst the 20 leading risk factors for burden of disease in the UK. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Replacing the wine glasses used in an outlet selling wine to compare baseline sales of wine (i.e. when using the outlet’s standard glasses) to sales when using larger and smaller glasses. The current

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: English outlets serving wine

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: N/A

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The daily volume of wine purchased in each intervention period compared to baseline.	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 13, 2026