Nudging college students toward healthier drink choices with warning messages and labels
Tests warning messages and appealing labels on beverage choices among Chinese university students.
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Registry title: Using Single and Combined Nudge Strategies to Promote Healthier Beverage Intake Among College Students
Key facts
- Where
- Nanjing, ChinaSee the site
Where in China
- Nanjing Medical UniversityNanjing, ChinaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Nanjing Medical University
- Trial code
- NCT07625969
- Record updated
- 7 July 2026
- Original description
The primary objective of this study was to examine whether three nudging strategies influence beverage consumption behavior among Chinese university students. These interventions included health warning messages, hedonic labeling, and a combination of health warning and hedonic labeling. A between-subjects experimental design with a single factor was employed to assess the effects of these strategies on students' choices between sugar-sweetened and sugar-free beverages, thereby evaluating their effectiveness in promoting healthier beverage selections.Read full original descriptionShow less
Using Single and Combined Nudge Strategies to Promote Healthier Beverage Intake Among College Students
The primary objective of this study was to examine whether three nudging strategies influence beverage consumption behavior among Chinese university students. These interventions included health warning messages, hedonic labeling, and a combination of health warning and hedonic labeling. A between-subjects experimental design with a single factor was employed to assess the effects of these strategies on students' choices between sugar-sweetened and sugar-free beverages, thereby evaluating their effectiveness in promoting healthier beverage selections.
Inclusion: college students; willing to participate.
Exclusion: none.