My Health Coach Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: health coaching

• Registration Number: NCT02201069
• Lead Sponsor: University of Michigan

Brief Summary

The "My Health Coach Study" seeks to determine if health coaching by a medical assistant can help patients have better sleep, a better diet, be more physically active or lose weight, according to the recommendation of their health care provider.

Detailed Description

The aim of the study is to determine whether medical assistants (MAs) can assist primary care providers to achieve healthier lifestyles via better sleep, food choices, weight loss and/or increased physical activity in their patients. The hypothesis driving this research is that health coaching can be done by existing medical support staff to facilitate healthy lifestyles in a primary care setting. Coaching can maximize the health of the patient population in a cost-effective way if the coaching service is integrated into primary care clinics with minimal capital investment at the outset. A major focus will be on behaviors associated with weight management since this is the most common health issue in the U.S. today. This method, if successful, should be easily adaptable to other health behaviors and in most any medical practice that seeks to improve the health of its patient base in a cost-effective way.

In order to achieve a change in health behaviors, and especially weight loss, regular follow-up contacts are needed. Previous research has shown health coaching to be effective, but this has utilized programs that "add on" to the existing clinic structure. This type of coaching model is difficult to sustain. Utilizing existing staff for health coaching is a method we propose to more fully integrate this service into primary care clinics.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-25
• Study Start: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2016-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-08-18
• Last Update Posted: 2016-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• adults age 21 and over
• referred by primary care physician for health coaching
• have telephone for follow-up
• English speaking

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Exclusion Criteria

• pregnant or trying to become pregnant

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
health coaching	health coaching	12 weeks of health coaching using weekly contact in the first month and biweekly contacts in months 2-3.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight loss	12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diet quality	12 weeks	adherence to USDA recommendations
Physical activity	12 weeks	adherence to physical activity recommendations of 30 min/day of at least moderate activity.
Sleep	12 weeks	Better sleep habits

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Briarwood Family Medicine; 🇺🇸 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States