A Pilot Study of the "Healthy Living Study," a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Outpatient Problem-solving Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating and Activity Habits in Adolescents.
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Health Behavior
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Feasibility to conduct a brief problem-solving intervention in a busy academic outpatient setting.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to refine, evaluate the feasibility, and to estimate the effect of the "healthy Living Study," a brief outpatient problem-solving intervention to promote healthy eating and activity habits in adolescents.
Detailed Description
This study will refine, evaluate the feasibility, and estimate the effect of a brief problem-solving intervention to promote healthy eating and activity habits in adolescents. Intervention participants will receive 2 sessions of individual behavioral counseling on problem-solving skills utilizing educational videos, handouts, and worksheets. Intervention participants will be asked to generate unique health goals and practice utilizing problem-solving skills to achieve these goals.Control participants will receive standard of care. Outcomes will explore the ability to shorten the intervention, integrate the intervention into busy outpatient clinics, and estimate the effect of the intervention on confidence to maintain or improve healthy habits and to improve problem-solving skills.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •13-18 years old
- •Able to read and speak English
- •Patient of the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital teen clinic, weight clinic, or mobile teen van
Exclusion Criteria
- •History of purging within the prior 12 months
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Feasibility to conduct a brief problem-solving intervention in a busy academic outpatient setting.
Time Frame: From recruitment of the first participant to completion of the intervention by the last participant, anticipated duration of time: 7-8 months
Feasibility will be measured in the following ways: 1. Refinement of the intervention by the end of the study to a reasonable length to compliment average patient clinic visits with a goal of 30 minutes or less 2. Minimal disruption of clinic flow measured through clinic provider and staff satisfaction surveys and qualitative comments during the course of the intervention
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in problem-solving skills(Change from baseline to 1-2 months)
- Change in confidence to maintain or improve healthy eating habits(Change from baseline to 1-2 months)
- Sufficient recruitment and retention rates(From recruitment of the first participant to completion of the intervention by the last participant, anticipated duration of time: 7-8 months)