Behavioral Economics to Implement Nutrition Ranking in Food Pantries

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity, Dietary Quality, Behavioral Economics, Implementation Science

In brief

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether using behavioral economic strategies to promote healthy food choices on a food bank's online ordering platform increases the use of the traffic light nutrition ranking system and increases healthier food selections by the food agencies (e.g., food pantries) who use the food bank.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05854212

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

364

Starts

2027-01-01

Expected to finish

2028-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Food agencies that order food from the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) online ordering platform.

You may not qualify if…

• Food agencies that do not order food from the GBFB online platform within 2 months of the start of the study.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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