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Using Interventional Informatics to Address Social Determinants of Health During Clinical Care Visits to Promote Behavior Change and PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Cardiovascular Diseases
Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Wait-list Control
Behavioral: PREVENT tool
Registration Number
NCT06121193
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Brief Summary

Healthcare providers recognize the need for behavior change and the influence of social determinants on youth at risk for poor cardiovascular health (CVH), especially among those of low-socioeconomic status (SES). Yet, providers lack the time and community data necessary to provide tailored, evidence-based care within routine practice. This project will use an Interventional Informatics approach to help providers prescribe patient-centered, evidence-based physical activity and nutrition prescriptions and link patients to community resources to account for social determinants at the point-of-care. This project will integrate our existing, novel, Patient-centered Real-timE interVENTion (PREVENT) tool into the BJC electronic health record (EHR) and test it with providers and adolescent patients at-risk for poor CVH. EHR integration of PREVENT will enable a cyclical, synergistic and data-centric approach to impact modifiable risk factors (physical activity and food intake) and prevent cardiovascular disease. This approach uses health informatics technology (HIT) to deliver data-driven, patient-centered care and generate evidence to support the use of HIT as a way to prevent cardiovascular disease across diverse patients and communities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria
  • Aged 12-17 years at baseline
  • at risk for poor CVH (body mass index >= 85th percentile)
  • Receiving care from the Healthy Start Clinic at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients - Wait-List ControlWait-list ControlComplete questionnaires at baseline (administered electronically or by mail). Follow-up measures will be administered at 3-months after the clinic visit electronically and by mail. • A PREVENT action plan (behavior change prescription, community resources, and education) will be provided to the patient via email after the completion of the follow-up measurement.
Experimental: Patients - PREVENT ToolPREVENT toolComplete questionnaires at baseline (administered electronically or by mail). Follow-up measures will be administered immediately following the clinic visit, and monthly for 3-months after the clinic visit electronically and by mail • At the clinic visit, the provider will use the PREVENT tool to discuss CVH risk and deliver a tailored behavioral change plan inclusive of patient-centered community resources.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patients' satisfaction of PREVENT tool: survey3-months

A survey (6-questions) will assess patient's satisfaction with the PREVENT tool. Questions are asked on a 5-point Likert scale (range: 6-30) with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction.

Provider's satisfaction of PREVENT tool: survey3-months

A survey (31-questions) will assess provider's acceptability and satisfaction with five aspects of health information technology: content, accuracy, format, ease of use and timeliness. Questions are asked on a 5-point Likert scale (range: 31-155) with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction.

Fidelity of PREVENT tool implementation0-3 months

Fidelity will be measured using direct observation of patient-provider interactions while using the PREVENT tool. A direct observation checklist will be used by the observer to determine the number of interactions with the PREVENT tool that were implemented as intended.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in patient's motivationAt baseline, and 3-months

A survey (15-question) administered to patients will assess motivation and self-efficacy for behavior change. Questions are asked using a 4-point Likert scale (range: 15-60) with a higher score indicating greater motivation.

Change in patient's knowledge of CVHAt baseline, and 3-months

A survey (3-question) administered to patients to assess their knowledge of CVH risk (perceived value/importance of healthy behaviors) and awareness of resources. Questions are asked using a 4-point Likert scale (range: 3-12) with a higher score indicating greater knowledge.

Change in food intake behaviorsAt baseline, and 3-months

Patient-reported food intake behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, whole grains, sugar-sweetened beverages and snacking behaviors) are collected using a brief Health Behavior \& Attitudes Survey.

Change in physical activity behaviorsAt baseline, and 3-months

Patient-reported physical activity (minutes of moderate and vigorous activity per week) are collected using a survey (4-questions). Patients report the average number of minutes of moderate and vigorous activity they do per week.

Change on patient's average systolic and diastolic blood pressureAt baseline, and 3-months

Collected from patient's medical record

Change in patient's blood glucoseAt baseline, and 3-months

Collected from patient's medical record

Change in body mass index z-scoreAt baseline, and 3-months

Collected from patient's medical record. BMI z-score was calculated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts. The mean change was calculated by subtracting the baseline mean from the follow-up mean for each intervention group.

Change in patient's cholesterolAt baseline, and 3-months

Collected from patient's medical record

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Washington University in St. Louis

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

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