Geisinger Education Intervention Study in Obesity Protocol

NCT01160146 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2009-0296
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 289
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Overweight and obesity has become an epidemic which warrants more aggressive treatment. However, few primary care physicians (PCPs) address this issue or do not possess adequate education regarding treatment modalities such as nutrition counseling or bariatric surgery. The primary goal of this study will be to determine whether the referrals for weight management can be influenced through obesity education.

Conditions

Obesity

Keywords

Obestiy; Over weight; referral patterns; Continuing Medical Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Correlation of weight management referral rates and attitudes/barriers towards obesity

  Referral rates to a weight management clinic will be evaluated and correlated with clinicians attitudes towards treatment of obesity (as assessed by questionnaire).

  Referral rates are calculated over the course of one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in referral rate by Continuing Medical Education and change in referral rate by clinician characteristic

  Compare rates of referral in year prior to Continuing Medical Education versus one year after Continuing Medical Education and compare rates of referral in consecutive years

Study Arms (1)

Lifestyle counseling

Clinicians provide lifestyle management counseling regarding healthful lifestyle behaviors and daily physical activity. 1. Logging foods for accountability and counting calories 2. Close attention to portion control and appropriate serving sizes of foods consumed 3. Consumption of appropriate calorie and sugar free beverages 4. Good meal distribution and avoidance of meal skipping 5. Balance of food groups using the MyPlate concept (USDA Choose My Plate)-inclusion of all food groups with emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products and lean meat/fish/poultry 6. Increasing physical activity with reasonable, sustainable exercise or activity. Working toward a goal of at least 30 minutes, 5 days per week

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Geisinger's General Internal Medicine Primary Care Clinic Geisinger's Family Medicine Primary Care Clinic

You may qualify if:

• Geisinger General Internal and Family Medicine PCPs (include physician, physical assistants and CRNP):
• PCP must be active between May 2008 - May 2009
• Average patient age between 30-60 (no individual patients will be identified using personal identification)
• Minimum of 100 patients assigned to PC

You may not qualify if:

• PCPs from clinics/departments other than General Internal Medicine or Family Medicine will be excluded from the analysis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Geisinger Clinic: lead
• Ethicon Endo-Surgery: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Geisinger Health System

Danville, Pennsylvania, 17822, United States

Location

Related Links

• Geisinger Health System

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Christopher D Still, DO

  Geisinger Clinic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 9, 2010
• First Posted: July 12, 2010
• Study Start: August 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2015
• Study Completion: July 1, 2015
• Last Updated: August 17, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-07

Locations

US (1)