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Behavioral Economics to Implement a Traffic Light Nutrition Ranking System: Study 2
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
This is a cluster randomized controlled trial of 30 food pantries affiliated with the Greater Boston Food Bank to test the use of behavioral economics (BE) tools to encourage food pantries to implement the Supporting Wellness at Pantries (SWAP) program, with the goal of fostering accurate use of SWAP traffic light labels on pantry shelves and increasing the healthfulness of foods chosen by pantry clients. Primary outcomes will be assessed at 6 and 12 months to compare the implementation and effectiveness of the SWAP program in the intervention vs. control pantries.
Official title: Behavioral Economics to Implement a Traffic Light Nutrition Ranking System in a Network of Food Pantries: Study 2
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3750
Start Date
2024-10-01
Completion Date
2028-06
Last Updated
2025-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Behavioral economics-enhanced SWAP implementation
Intervention will include behavioral nudges at baseline and over 12 months to promote use of the SWAP nutrition program for pantries.
Basic SWAP implementation
Intervention will include basic information about the SWAP program and encouragement to obtain SWAP toolkits.
Locations (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States