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Pediatric Healthy Weight Clinic

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pediatric Obesity
Interventions
Behavioral: Healthy Weight Clinic
Registration Number
NCT05020314
Lead Sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brief Summary

The overall goal of this study is to increase access to and adoption of the Healthy Weight Clinic package in primary care settings serving low income families in the United States who have a disproportionately high prevalence of childhood obesity. Two federally-qualified health centers in Mississippi and two health centers in Massachusetts will be implementing a Healthy Weight Clinic Program. The Healthy Weight Clinic is staffed by a medical provider, a Dietitian/Nutritionist, and a Community Healthy Worker. Patients attend individual medical visits (once per month for 12 months) with the multidisciplinary team, group visits led by a member of the team (once per month for 6 months), and phone follow-up between visits. All patients who receive care at the pilot implementation sites will be exposed to the systems-level intervention. A subset of patients will be invited to participate in a research evaluation of the program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
191
Inclusion Criteria
  • child is age 2 through 18 years at referral
  • child's BMI meets or exceeds the 85th percentile for age and sex
  • parent can read and respond to interviews and questionnaires in English or Spanish
  • received care at one of the participating pilot sites
Exclusion Criteria
  • children who do not have at least one parent who can report on their child's daily activities for 1 year
  • families who plan to leave their pediatric health center in the next year
  • children who have conditions or take medications that substantially interfere with growth, physical activity, or dietary recommendations

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Clinically Based: Healthy Weight ClinicHealthy Weight Clinic-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Child BMI z-score at 12 months0-12 months

Weight and height will be combined to report BMI z-score based on CDC growth curves

Change in Child BMI percent of the 95th percentile at 12 months0-12 months

Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2 based on CDC growth curves.

Change in Child BMI at 12 months0-12 months

Weight and height will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2 based on CDC growth curves.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Family Food Insecurity at 12 months based on Hunger Vital Signs Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Physical Activity at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Parental Stress at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Screen Time at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Quality of Life at 12 months based on Sizing Them Up Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Binge Eating at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Nutrition at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months
Change in Child Sleep at 12 months based on Questionnaire0-12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Massachusetts General Hospital

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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