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NCT Number: NCT01357434

Comparing Calories at Fast Food Restaurants

Rating systems are intended to guide consumer choices. This project will determine if a previously developed scale that evaluates the "healthiness" of a restaurant is correlated with the actual choices consumers make when they patronize the restaurants. The study will also assess whether a restaurant marketed as "healthy" (Subway) rates higher on this scale than another restaurant that makes no such claims (McDonald's). Finally, the investigators will compare the calorie purchases from these two restaurants among youths and their families who eat at each of the restaurants.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

12 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 12-21 Year Olds that live in local area
  • Like to eat at Subway and McDonald's

Treatment and study plan

Fast Food Restaurant

Behavioral

Participants will purchase a meal at Subway and McDonald's, on different days.

Primary outcomes

  1. Calories Consumed at each Restaurant

    Time frame: Calories will be recorded at two time points within 1-2 weeks

    Using purchase receipts and point-of-purchase surveys, we determine how many calories each participant purchases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Los Angeles

Other

Collaborators

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Rating Fast Food on Healthiness

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
First posted
May 20, 2011
Registry last updated
Jun 27, 2011

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