Can a label save the planet? Fast-Food climate tags tested
NCT ID NCT06678178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed pilot study tested whether adding climate-impact labels to fast-food menus influences the healthfulness of people's meal choices. Over 6,600 adults in the U.S. completed a hypothetical online ordering task, viewing menus with different label designs. The goal was to see if such labels could nudge consumers toward healthier and more climate-friendly options.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Climate impact menu labels (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these labels could help people make more nutritious and environmentally friendly fast-food choices.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, hypothetical online ordering task, not a real-world setting. Actual behavior may differ, and the study only measured one meal choice.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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6,622 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years of age or older * Member of the CloudResearch panel * Residing in the United States Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Not residing in the United States * Completed the survey implausibly quick based on the distribution of the time to complete the survey among all participants * Failed the built-in Qualtrics survey fraud detection measures
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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