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Effectiveness of Informational Pamphlets

Last registered on February 10, 2019
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Effectiveness of Informational Pamphlets
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0003871
Initial registration date
February 09, 2019

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
February 10, 2019, 7:51 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Menbere Haile
Affiliation
Claremont Graduate University
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Arturo Bustamante-Vargas
PI Affiliation
UCLA
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PI Name
Joshua Tasoff
PI Affiliation
Claremont Graduate University
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PI Name
Andrew Jalil
PI Affiliation
Occidental College
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2019-02-11
End date
2019-12-31
Keywords
Other
Additional Keywords
information, farm animal welfare
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
Exemplified by the passing of the recent Proposition 12, there is a growing concern among consumers about the welfare of farm animals and the need to address the ethical and moral implications of factory farming practices is gaining momentum. However, clear and concise information about the issue is not readily available to the public. To fill this gap, consumer advocate groups and animal right activists distribute informational pamphlets in public spaces to create awareness and urge individuals to take personal actions to help promote animal welfare. As such, this project aims to assess the effect of these informational pamphlets about welfare of farm animals on food choices of participants.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Bustamante-Vargas, Arturo et al. 2019. "Effectiveness of Informational Pamphlets." AEA RCT Registry. February 10. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.3871-1.0
Former Citation
Bustamante-Vargas, Arturo et al. 2019. "Effectiveness of Informational Pamphlets." AEA RCT Registry. February 10. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/3871/history/41302
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Intervention Start Date
2019-02-11
Intervention End Date
2019-05-31

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Main Outcome: Purchase was meat or not
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Survey Outcomes:
1. Diet changed
2. Reason for diet change
3. Remembered leaflet
4. Read the leaflet
5. Flyer affected you?
6. Importance of animal, personal choice, accessibility of replacements, willing to make changes
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Study design - the project uses a randomized controlled trial. Participants will be divided in to treatment and control groups. Each group will get a flier pertaining to animal welfare.
Treatment group flier – compassionate choices - about mistreatment of farm animals and vegetarian/vegan diet.
Control group flier – the cruelty behind the cuteness - about puppy mills and pet adoption.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization is done using the last digit of the student's ID numbers.
Even last digit - treatment group flier
Odd last digit - control group flier
Randomization Unit
Individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
1000 participants
Sample size: planned number of observations
1000 participants
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
500 students treatment 500 control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Occidental college HSRRC
IRB Approval Date
2019-01-17
IRB Approval Number
Jali-F18126
Analysis Plan

Analysis Plan Documents

pre-analysis+plan.docx

MD5: 929b80e67cf98e5b33a4535634cd1aef

SHA1: 8c40982e4ab7f68bd9b6a554471b9443636ee836

Uploaded At: February 09, 2019

Post-Trial

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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Reports & Other Materials