University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT01619787
Price Changes and Hypothetical Food Purchases in Adult Grocery Shoppers
The goal of the proposed study is to apply experimental economics in an online grocery store shopping model to examine the effects of pricing on hypothetical food purchases
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Age range
18 year–65 year
Sex eligibility
Female
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
Participants will be lean and overweight primary grocery shoppers aged 18 years and older. Participants will be considered lean if their body mass index (BMI = kg/m2) is less than 29.9, overweight if their BMI is greater than or equal to 30.12 To meet eligibility for the study, participants must be the guardian of a child at least 2 years or older, do the primary grocery shopping for the family, they must also report being weekly household grocery shoppers, and purchase the majority of their household's groceries once a week.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
18 or older primary shopper in the household, at least one child over 2 years of age
Exclusion criteria
eating disorders, not liking study foods
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Taxes.
Time frame: Study Completion
Change in total calories as a result of taxes of 12.5% and 25%.
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Change in Energy Purchased as a Result of Subsidies
Time frame: Study Completion
Change in total calories as a result of subsidies of 12.5% and 25%.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
State University of New York at Buffalo
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Experimental Analysis of Price Changes and Food Purchases in Obese and Lean Mothers
Acronym: Grocery
Important dates
- Study start
- 2011
- Primary completion
- 2013
- Study completion
- 2013
- First posted
- Jun 14, 2012
- Registry last updated
- Jan 10, 2017
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