Behavioral Economics to Implement a Traffic Light Nutrition Ranking System: Study 2
Behavioral Economics to Implement a Traffic Light Nutrition Ranking System in a Network of Food Pantries: Study 2
Massachusetts General Hospital
3,750 participants
Oct 1, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Food pantries enrolled in the study will be partner agencies of the Greater Boston Food Bank that are maximum client choice, are located within approximately 1 hour driving time of Boston (for logistical feasibility), and are not actively using traffic-light nutrition ranking.
- Food pantry clients that complete assessments must be 18 years or older and speak English or Spanish.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Food pantries that are not affiliated with the Greater Boston Food Bank and are not maximum client choice.
- Food pantry clients that do not speak English or Spanish.
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Interventions
Intervention will include behavioral nudges at baseline and over 12 months to promote use of the SWAP nutrition program for pantries.
Intervention will include basic information about the SWAP program and encouragement to obtain SWAP toolkits.
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NCT06298253