Randomized Trial of Healthy Eating Interventions

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Conditions
Nutrition Therapy
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Information provision intervention

Participant will have access to weekly data showing how much produce they are purchasing. No incentives will be given under this arm. They will also receiving information on weekly purchases, online resources, and weekly reminders on eating healthy.

BEHAVIORAL

information provision + flat incentive

Participants will earn back 15% of what they spent on groceries for the week if they spend at least 15% of their total grocery budget on fresh produce in addition to receiving the same treatment as the IP arm. They will also receiving information on weekly purchases, online resources, and weekly reminders on eating healthy.

BEHAVIORAL

Information provision + tiered incentive

In addition to receiving information on weekly purchases, online resources, and weekly reminders on eating healthy the participants assigned to the IP + tiered incentive group would earn back increasing percentages of their grocery spending for meeting increasing targets of produce consumption.

BEHAVIORAL

Usual Care

Participants will have access through the Way to Health portal to web-based educational materials and recipes related to healthy eating. They will be informed they will receive up to $50 in reimbursements for completing the surveys that are part of the Way To Eat program as follows: $20 for completing the intake questionnaire and weigh-in and $30 reimbursements for completing the exit questionnaire and weigh-in.

Trial Locations (1)

19104

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Institute on Aging (NIA)

NIH

lead

University of Pennsylvania

OTHER

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