Overweight and Obesity, Severe Obesity
Conditions
Keywords
Overweight, Obesity, Pediatric, Implementation, Dissemination
Brief summary
The overall aim of this study is to disseminate the evidence-based Connect for Health program, specifically targeting pediatric primary care practices that deliver care to low-income children in the US who have a disproportionately high prevalence of childhood obesity and evaluate the effectiveness of the program implementation and dissemination.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALConnect for Health
The program includes (1) electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support tools to guide pediatric providers in child weight management; (2) clinician and medical staff training in obesity management best practices, (3) family educational materials focused on evidence-based behavioral targets; and (4) social- and community-informed text messages for parents to support behavior change.
Sponsors
Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Prisma Health-Upstate
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The Connect for Health program is a package of practice-level care enhancements to systematically improve the quality of clinical care provided for childhood obesity and offer support directly to parents to improve the children's growth trajectories.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All children receiving primary care at the participating health centers across the three health systems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in child Body Mass Index | One year | Age- and sex-specific Body Mass Index z-score |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed