Sugar Sweetened Beverage Labeling Support

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02947802

Enrollment

400

Registered

2016-10-28

Start date

2016-10-31

Completion date

2016-11-30

Last updated

2023-10-04

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Conditions

Consumer Behavior

Brief summary

This is an online survey assessing consumer support for different labeling policies related to sugar sweetened beverages. The investigators will present consumers with three labels that are being considered for sugar sweetened beverages: a calorie label, a text warning label that says Warning drinking beverages with added sugar(s) can lead to health problems like obesity, diabetes and tooth decay and a graphic warning label that includes graphic images to correspond with each of the health problems listed with the text warning. The investigators will ask participants their support for each label. The investigators will also see if support for the labels change after learning of the effectiveness of these labels. The investigators will share the results of a recent field study that suggested calorie and textual warning labels had no influence on the purchasing of sugar sweetened beverages while the graphic label decreased purchasing by 11 percent.

Interventions

OTHEREffectiveness of Labels in Reducing Purchasing of Sugar Sweetened Beverages

In one of our parallel assigned conditions participants will receive additional information (e.g., an intervention) of effectiveness information. These consumers will learn how effective these labels were in reducing the purchasing of sugar sweetened beverages in a recent study.

OTHERControl condition

In one of our parallel assigned conditions participants will receive no additional information and be asked to rate their support for the label.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* The investigators will recruit a nationally representative sample using ClearVoice, a company that recruits online survey takers.

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Rate Support of a Label on a 1 (not at all) to 7 (a great deal) Scale.	Immediately following the presentation of the labels.	Participants will rate their support of the label on a 1 (not at all) to 7 (a great deal)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026