Obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is an electronic tool (website) which will guide a health professional through a consultation with an overweight child. The tool will prompt the health professional to take height and
Sponsors
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All families presenting to primary care with concerns over the child?s weight will be eligible to partake in the study, if children are between the ages of 5 and 18 years 2. Male and female participants
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Due to the nature of the intervention, families who are not able to read and understand English will not be eligible for inclusion in the trial. 2. Children already under primary or secondary care for weight management
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Family satisfaction with consultation will be assessed immediately after consultation is complete. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Acceptability of the tool to the family assessed at completion of the consultation 2. Acceptability of the tool to the health professional assessed at the completion of each consultation 3. Health professional satisfaction with the consultation process assessed at completion of each consultation | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed