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Influence of "Likes" in Social Media Food Ads on Black and White Adolescents' Food Purchases - Study 2

No phase Interventional Food Selection

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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Black Ads, White Ads, Many Likes, Few Likes.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Food Selection. Basic parameters: 13 years — 17 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

A Randomized Trial to Examine the Influence of "Likes" in Social Media Food Ads on Black and White Adolescents' Food Purchases - Study 2

Overview

This is a randomized trial to examine the influence of number of "likes"on social media food ads on Black and White adolescents' food purchases

Detailed description

The aim of this randomized trial is to test the degree to which visual attention to racially congruent vs incongruent people, and/or number of "likes" in social media ads influence Black and White adolescents' food purchases.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Black Ads
    Food ads that feature Black individuals
  • Behavioral White Ads
    Food ads that feature White individuals.
  • Behavioral Many Likes
    Food ads that have many "likes"
  • Behavioral Few Likes
    Food ads that have few "likes"

Primary outcome measures

  • Number of Calories Purchased [Time frame: Day 0 (approximately 5 minutes)]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
  • Attitudes towards Ads [Time frame: Day 0 (approximately 5 minutes)]
  • Engagement with Ads [Time frame: Day 0 (approximately 5 minutes)]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • adolescent (13-17 years of age) who identifies as only non-Latino White or only Black/African American; who logs into Instagram once daily; who can read and speak English

Exclusion criteria

\- participants who do not meet all criteria described above.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Factorial
Masking
Double blind
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • NYU Langone Health — New York

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06969638 · 20-01796-2 · R01CA248441

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗