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Effects of Racial Congruence, "Likes", and Food Images in Social Media Ads on Adolescents' Caloric Intake - Study 3

No phase Interventional Calorie Consumption

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In plain language

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
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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

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗