The Effects of Social Media on Food Intake and Behaviour

• Sponsor: University of Prince Edward Island (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02948816
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 10
• Location: 1
• Arms: 3
• Duration (Months): 10
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Participants will be exposed to 3 conditions, in random order:

1. A Facebook page where 70% of posts are related to food.

2. A Facebook page where only 20% of posts are related to food.

3. A control condition (colouring quietly).

During each of the above conditions participants will be provided with identical snacks. The snacks will be weighed before and after each condition, to determine whether there is a change in food intake across the 3 conditions.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Sedentary Lifestyle; Hunger; Eating	Behavioral: Facebook; Behavioral: Facebook + Food; Behavioral: Colouring	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 10 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: The Effects of Social Media on Food Intake and Behaviour
• Study Start Date: Oct 1, 2016
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Aug 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Facebook Participants will spend 30 minutes interacting with a Facebook page that is made up of 20% food-related posts, and 80% non food-related posts (news, sports, etc). They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.	Behavioral: Facebook; Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is primarily non-food related posts.
Experimental: Facebook + Food Participants will spend 30 minutes interacting with a Facebook page that is made up of 70% food-related posts, and 30% non food-related posts (news, sports, etc). They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.	Behavioral: Facebook + Food; Participants will spend 30 minutes on a Facebook page that is food related posts.
Active Comparator: Colouring Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring. They will be provided with bowls of snacks, which will be weighed before and after their session.	Behavioral: Colouring; Participants will spend 30 minutes colouring quietly.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Ad libitum snack food intake [30 minutes]

   Participants will be provided with snack foods based on a previously completed food preference questionnaire. The food will be weighed before and after each session to determine caloric and macronutrient intake.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 25 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-25.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University of Prince Edward Island	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	Canada	C1A 4P3

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University of Prince Edward Island

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Travis Saunders, Assistant Professor, University of Prince Edward Island
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02948816
• Other Study ID Numbers: 6006850
• First Posted: Oct 28, 2016
• Last Update Posted: Oct 26, 2017
• Last Verified: Oct 1, 2017

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 26, 2017