Comparing Calories at Fast Food Restaurants

• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01357434
• Collaborator: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Other)
• Enrollment: 97
• Location: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

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 or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Obesity	Behavioral: Fast Food Restaurant

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 97 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Rating Fast Food on Healthiness
• Study Start Date: May 1, 2011
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2011

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Adolescents Participants 12-21 years old.	Behavioral: Fast Food Restaurant; Participants will purchase a meal at Subway and McDonald's, on different days.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Calories Consumed at each Restaurant [Calories will be recorded at two time points within 1-2 weeks]

   Using purchase receipts and point-of-purchase surveys, we determine how many calories each participant purchases.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years to 21 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• 12-21 Year Olds that live in local area

• Like to eat at Subway and McDonald's

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	UCLA	University of California, Los Angeles	California	United States	90024

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01357434
• Other Study ID Numbers: RAND2010-0808
• First Posted: May 20, 2011
• Last Update Posted: Jun 27, 2011
• Last Verified: May 1, 2011

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 27, 2011