CompletedNot Applicable

Fruits and Vegetables Incentives Study

United States244 participantsStarted 2020-01-15

Plain-language summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives delivered in real-time at point of purchase, on low-income consumers' purchase of fruits and vegetables, fruits and vegetables consumption, diet quality, and weight/BMI. The study will test real-time incentives compared to a no-incentive control condition.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Speak English * Do most of their food shopping at a participating supermarket * Receive or are eligible to receive SNAP benefits * Have a child in the household between the ages of 2-17 * Have a working smartphone * Be the main household shopper Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will be excluded if the primary shopper and/or any children in the family have major medical or dental conditions that would prevent them from eating fruits and vegetables, or if they have a serious neurological disorder, dementia, or psychiatric condition that interferes with understanding study procedures

What they're measuring

Self-reported fruits and vegetables (FV) purchase data

Timeframe: up to 8 months

Intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) per day

Timeframe: Baseline, 6 months, 8 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04235413

SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11-30

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