NCT05899634Completed
The Family Grocery Pilot: Optimal Defaults in Online Grocery Shopping Among Families
The Family Grocery Pilot: Examining the Use of Optimal Defaults in Online Grocery Shopping Among Families With 2-to-5-year-old Children.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 11 Aug 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The obesity epidemic continues to be a major public health concern, impacting nearly one-fifth of US children. One of the most robust predictors of childhood obesity risk is parental obesity and children who are overweight by age 5 are at increased risk for future obesity. A healthful diet is a significant part of preventing overweight and obesity and the home food environment can be a predictor of children's dietary intake. The goal of the proposed pilot study is to examine the feasibility and efficacy of a new family-based approach to early childhood obesity prevention, using optimal defaults in the form of pre-filled, default online grocery shopping carts to promote healthier grocery shopping among families with young children at risk for obesity, potentially influencing the home food environment and dietary intake.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 70 (actual)
- First submitted
- 1 Jun 2023
- Start date
- 14 Jun 2023
- Primary completion date
- 30 Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05899634
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 70
- From 14 Jun 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Age
- Parent/guardian is under 18 years of age
Other
- Does not have at least one 2-to-5-year-old child living in the household
- Does not shop online at Tops, Wegmans, and/or Aldi stores at least 75% of the time
- Child does not have at least one parent/guardian meeting criteria for overweight/obesity
- Does not speak English
- Has dietary restrictions or preferences that would not allow them to reasonably partake in the study (i.e., they would not be willing or able to buy/eat many of the staple foods included in default carts/recipe cards)
Who the study is looking for
- Participating parent/guardian must be at least 18 years old
- Must have a 2-to-5-year-old child in the household
- Must grocery shop online (via Instacart) from Tops, Wegmans, and/or Aldi stores at least 75% of the time
- Child must have at least one parent/guardian meeting criteria for overweight/obesity (BMI \>25)
- Must speak English
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| State University of New York at Buffalo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Buffalo | United States | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Effects of an optimal defaults grocery shopping intervention on household grocery purchases of families with young children.Appetite · 2026 · PMID 41297859
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