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Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University at Buffalo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00875472
First received: April 2, 2009
Last updated: NA
Last verified: April 2009
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of peer influences on snack purchases in adolescents. During the session teens will be given a certain amount of money to use to purchase foods and beverages in a hypothetical convenience store setting.

The investigators hypothesize that overweight youth will be less responsive to own-price elasticity for high calorie foods and less likely to show cross price elasticity for low calorie foods when the price of the high calorie for nutrient foods increases. The investigators also predict that overweight youth will show more cross price elasticity for low calorie foods when in the presence of peers; whereas lean youth's food purchases and price sensitivity will not be affected by the presence of peers.


Condition
Social Influences
Food Consumption

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases

Further study details as provided by University at Buffalo:

Study Start Date: June 2008
Study Completion Date: December 2008
Primary Completion Date: December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years to 14 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Boys and girls ages 12-14
  • Youth must have at least a moderate liking of study foods used
  • Youth must be at or above the 15th BMI percentile

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Youth should have no dietary restrictions
  • Youth should have no food allergies
  • Youth should have no medical conditions that alter the body's ability to absorb nutrients or that can otherwise influence the participants' response to food
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00875472

Locations
United States, New York
University at Buffalo, Division of Behavioral Medicine
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14214
Sponsors and Collaborators
University at Buffalo
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Sarah J Salvy, Ph.D. University at Buffalo
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Ph.D., University at Buffalo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00875472     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: DB#2306
Study First Received: April 2, 2009
Last Updated: April 2, 2009
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University at Buffalo:
social influences
food purchases
childhood obesity
amount of energy dense food and beverage items purchased
amount of nutrient dense food and beverage items purchased

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