Published on in Vol 14 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/69096, first published .
Examining the Effect of Virtual Reality–Based Fast-Food Marketing on Eating-Related Outcomes in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Examining the Effect of Virtual Reality–Based Fast-Food Marketing on Eating-Related Outcomes in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Examining the Effect of Virtual Reality–Based Fast-Food Marketing on Eating-Related Outcomes in Young Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Omni Cassidy   1 , PhD ;   Emma Boyland   2 , MBA, PhD ;   Susan Persky   3 , PhD ;   Andrea B Troxel   4 , SCD ;   Brian Elbel   1, 5 , MPH, PhD

1 Division of Health and Behavior, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Langone Health, New York, NY, United States

2 Department of Psychology, Institute of Population Health,, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 Social and Behavioral Research Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, United States

4 Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Langone Health, New York, NY, United States

5 Population Health and Health Policy, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York, NY, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Omni Cassidy, PhD
  • Division of Health and Behavior
  • Department of Population Health
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine/Langone Health
  • 180 Madison Avenue
  • New York, NY 10016
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 646 501 3546
  • Email: Omni.Cassidy@nyulangone.org