Randomized Controlled Trial of a Wellness Action Plan to Address the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Roohi Kharofa, MD, MPH
- Enrollment
- 181
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Diet plan recall directly after visit
Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a novel Wellness Action Plan aimed at 1) improving parent recall of diet and activity plans 2) increasing follow-through with plans and 3) aiding parents in identifying their child's weight category.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30 Months to 14 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children between the ages of 2.5 and 14 years, regardless of baseline BMI
- •Presented for a well child visit at a pediatric clinic serving primarily Medicaid-insured children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients in foster care
- •Parents and patients who were non-English speaking
- •Patients who were being seen by a specialist for weight management.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Diet plan recall directly after visit
Time Frame: On day of primary visit
Parents are given a questionnaire which asks whether they made a diet plan with their physician for their child during the visit and whether they will attempt to follow-through with the plan made.
Activity plan recall directly after visit
Time Frame: On day of primary visit, directly after seeing physician
Parents are given a questionnaire which asks whether they made an activity plan with their physician for their child during the visit and whether they will attempt to follow-through with the plan made.
Secondary Outcomes
- Diet plan recall/follow-through 3 months post visit(12 weeks after primary visit)
- Activity plan recall/follow-through 1 month post visit(4 weeks after primary visit)
- BMI category identification directly after the visit(On day of primary visit)
- BMI category identification 3 months post visit(12 weeks after primary visit)
- Diet plan recall/follow-through 1 month post visit(4 weeks after primary visit)
- BMI category identification 1 month post visit(4 weeks after primary visit)
- Activity plan recall/follow-through 3 months post visit(12 weeks after primary visit)
Investigators
Roohi Kharofa, MD, MPH
Primary Care Research Fellow
Medical College of Wisconsin