NCT06296342

Message Framing and Policy Support for Front-of-package Labeling

Effects of Message Framing on Policy Support for Front-of-package Nutrition Labeling Among Latino and Limited English Proficiency Populations.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 4,107 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to assess whether different message framing about front-of-package labeling policies elicits more policy support than the control (no framing) among Latino and limited English proficiency populations. The study also seeks to identify which message framing elicits the most policy support.

Detailed description

Participants will complete a between-subjects online randomized experiment. Participants will be randomized to 1 of 4 arms: 1) No framing (control), 2) Information framing, 3) Healthier choices framing, and 4) Industry framing. In each arm, participants will view 1 message developed for their randomly assigned arm and indicate their policy support.

Conditions

• Diet, Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exposure to information framing message	The information framing message presents the objective of the front-of-package labeling policy as providing nutritional information.
BEHAVIORAL	Exposure to healthier choices framing message	The healthier choices framing message presents the objective of the front-of-package labeling policy as encouraging consumers to make healthier choices.
BEHAVIORAL	Exposure to industry framing message	The industry framing message presents the objective of the front-of-package labeling policy as encouraging the food industry to make healthier products.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-09
• Primary completion: 2024-09-11
• Completion: 2024-09-11
• First posted: 2024-03-06
• Last updated: 2025-06-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States