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Food labelling and online shopping study

Testing the effect of environmental labelling on food selection in an experimental online supermarket

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15655434
Enrollment
1132
Registered
2020-02-17
Start date
2020-02-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-01-17

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Conditions

Reducing meat and dairy purchasing among adult volunteers Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants will be individually randomised in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to one of the intervention conditions or the control condition. The research team will be blinded to the computer-generated randomisatio

Sponsors

University of Oxford
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. UK adults, aged =18 years 2. Able to speak and read English 3. Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study 4. Having access to and familiarity with a computer and Internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The participant may not enter the study if they report following a vegetarian or vegan diet. This is because some of the products on the shopping list will not be suitable for vegetarians or vegans. Participants need to be able to shop for foods they would be willing to eat.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Total environmental impact score (an average of the four environmental indicator scores) of the final shopping basket measured using the software

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Impact score of each of the four environmental indicators in the final basket (%) 2. Saturated fat content (as a % of total energy) of the shopping basket 3. Overall cost of the final shopping basket (£) weighted for the size of the basket (g)

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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