How social media ads affect teens' food choices.

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This master protocol combines three randomized trials to test how racially congruent versus incongruent Facebook food ads and the presence of 'likes' influence adolescents' choices and calorie intake. Aims 1 and 2 are short (about 15-minute) online randomized tasks where Black and White adolescents rate ads and complete a virtual vending-machine food-purchasing task. Aim 3 is an in-person, hour-long lab RCT where participants view ads while investigators monitor eye movements during a food intake session. Interventions include racially congruent ads, racially incongruent ads, and manipulations of 'likes' and food imagery.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. be 13-17 years of age;
2. identify as only non-Latino White or only Black/African American;
3. report that they log into Facebook at least once daily; and
4. read and speak English.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Any criteria not met as listed above will bar an adolescent from participating in the study.

Where it's running

• NYU Langone Health
  New York, New York, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Marie A. Bragg, PhD — NYU Langone Health
• Study coordinator: Research Coordinator
• Email: Zora.Hall@nyulangone.org
• Phone: (310) 908-4975

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.