An interventional study of PACE plus calorie labelling information and Calorie-only labelling information in Eating Behaviour of Discretionary Foods, Cognitive Restraint of Eating and Physical Activity, sponsored by Loughborough University. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-10-08.
Sponsored by Loughborough University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study aims to assess the effects of a new approach to food labelling called physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labelling. PACE food labelling provides the public with information about how many minutes (or miles/kilometres) of physical activity (e.g. walking or running) are equivalent to the calories contained in foods.
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PACE plus calorie information intervention group will receive PACE plus calorie information of discretionary foods via social media posts.
Behavioral: PACE plus calorie labelling information
Calorie-only information comparator group will receive calorie-only information of discretionary foods via social media posts.
Behavioral: Calorie-only labelling information
The intervention group will be exposed to PACE plus calorie labelling information via Instagram and Twitter social media posts every day for 13 weeks.
The comparator group will be exposed to calorie-only labelling information via Instagram and Twitter social media posts every day for 13 weeks.
Change in eating behaviour of discretionary foods at 13 weeks
Eating behaviour of discretionary foods will be assessed by a modified version of Online Food Frequency Questionnaire (eNutri FFQ), designed to measure habitual food intake. Participants will record frequencies of discretionary food and drink items eaten during the last month (e.g. "1/week" or "1/day").
Time frame: Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)
Cognitive restraint of eating
A modified version (R18) of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) will be used to measure cognitive restraint.
Time frame: Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)
Physical activity
Self-reported physical activity behaviour will be assessed using the 7-day International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
Time frame: Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)
Body weight
Weight will be self-reported via participants own weighing scales. Participants will electronically send via email photograph evidence of readings of their fasted morning weight from weighing scales, following standardised instructions.
Time frame: Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation), mid-intervention (week 7) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)
Plan to share: No
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