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Comparing Calories at Fast Food Restaurants

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Information provided by:
University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01357434
First received: May 18, 2011
Last updated: June 23, 2011
Last verified: May 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

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.


Condition Intervention
Obesity
 Behavioral: Fast Food Restaurant

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Rating Fast Food on Healthiness

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of California, Los Angeles:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Calories Consumed at each Restaurant [ Time Frame: Calories will be recorded at two time points within 1-2 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Using purchase receipts and point-of-purchase surveys, we determine how many calories each participant purchases.


Enrollment: 97
Study Start Date: May 2011
Primary Completion Date: May 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Adolescents
Participants 12-21 years old.
 Behavioral: Fast Food Restaurant
Participants will purchase a meal at Subway and McDonald's, on different days.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   12 Years to 21 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

Adolescents in a community in South Los Angeles.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 12-21 Year Olds that live in local area
  • Like to eat at Subway and McDonald's
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01357434

Locations
United States, California
UCLA
University of California, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90024
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Lenard I Lesser, University of California, Los Angeles
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01357434     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RAND2010-0808
Study First Received: May 18, 2011
Last Updated: June 23, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Obesity
Overnutrition
Nutrition Disorders
 Overweight
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 18, 2013