Effects of Racial Congruence, "Likes", and Food Images in Social Media Ads on Adolescents' Caloric Intake - Study 3
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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-Food, White-Food, Black-Non Food, White-Non Food.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Calorie Consumption. 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
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Comparing the Effects of Racial Congruence, "Likes," and Food Images in Social Media Ads on Adolescents' Caloric Intake - Study 3
Overview
This is a randomized trial to to test the degree to which visual attention to unhealthy foods, racially congruent people, and/or "likes" in social media ads explains the relationship between ad exposure and calorie intake.
Detailed description
This is a randomized trial to to test the degree to which visual attention to unhealthy foods, racially congruent people, and/or "likes" in social media ads explains the relationship between ad exposure and calorie intake.
Interventions
- Behavioral Black-Food
Ads featuring a Black person with a food product - Behavioral White-Food
Ads featuring a White person with a food product - Behavioral Black-Non Food
Ads featuring a Black person with a non-food product - Behavioral White-Non Food
Ads featuring a White person with a non-food product - Behavioral Food-Many Likes
Ads with Many "likes" featuring a food product - Behavioral Non Food-Many Likes
Ads with Many "likes" featuring a non-food product - Behavioral Food-Few Likes
Ads with Few "likes" featuring a food product - Behavioral Non Food-Few
Ads with Few "likes" featuring a non-food product
Primary outcome measures
- Caloric Intake [Time frame: Day 0 (Approximately 60 minutes)]
- Visual Attention to Ad Features - First Fixation [Time frame: Day 0 (Approximately 60 minutes)]
- Visual Attention to Ad Features - Gaze Duration [Time frame: Day 0 (Approximately 60 minutes)]
- Visual Attention to Ad Features - Number of Fixations [Time frame: Day 0 (Approximately 60 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
- Crossover
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- NYU Langone Health — New York
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06969651 · 20-01796-3 · R01CA248441