Community and Clinician Partnership for Prevention
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Physical Activity
- Sponsor
- Duke University
- Enrollment
- 9
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The number of referrals from the practices to the community resources
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of strategies to develop and foster the relationship between primary care practices and community resources to address specific unhealthy behaviors (tobacco use, poor nutrition, and lack of physical activity).
Detailed Description
Tobacco use, poor diet, and lack of physical activity are associated with the leading causes of significant morbidity and mortality, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory dysfunction. One solution to decreasing unhealthy behaviors would be to better integrate primary care providers with community resources, including community and public health organizations that already have the capacity and expertise to deliver effective interventions. This project is a randomized trial to evaluate different practice-level interventions to link practices to community resources to decrease unhealthy behaviors.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Internal medicine and family practices in Durham and Orange counties, North Carolina
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The number of referrals from the practices to the community resources
Time Frame: 6 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Number of referrals received by each resource(6 months)
- The proportion of patients with unhealthy behaviors who were referred from the practices to community resources(6 months)
- Practice attitudes and practice regarding referral to community resources(6 months)