Talking With Children About Weight and Lifestyle
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observational
50
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Obesity among children is a major problem. Therefore, it is important to start promoting a healthy lifestyle in an early stage. However, professionals find it difficult to start a conversation about overweight and lifestyle. Within Centre for Overweight Adolescent and Children's Healthcare (COACH) at the Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) a tool was developed, based on motivational interviewing, to help professionals engage in conversation with the children about weight and lifestyle. The aim of this study is to identify barriers and facilitators perceived by professionals, working with children, to start a conversation with a child with overweight or obesity about weight and lifestyle. In addition, this study researches the effects of the developed COACH Conversationstarter, a tool that can help healthcare professionals to start a conversation with children about overweight and lifestyle and to gain more insight in the views, thoughts and beliefs of the child and its family.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Feb 2019
Longer than P75 for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 13, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 1, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 21, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2023
CompletedNovember 11, 2021
November 1, 2021
4.2 years
May 1, 2019
November 10, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Barriers
Barriers perceived by the professionals to start a conversation about weight and lifestyle with children with overweight or obesity. Within the questionnaire a first selection of barriers will be made, which will be further in-depth explored in focusgroupinterviews.
January 2021
Facilitators
Factors perceived as facilitator by the professionals to start a conversation about weight and lifestyle with children with overweight or obesity. Within the questionnaire a first selection of facilitators will be made, which will be further in-depth explored in focusgroupinterviews.
January 2021
Experiences with the COACH Conversationstarter
Experiences with the COACH Conversationstarter, regarding design, usabilty and content. Within the questionnaire a first selection of experiences will be made, which will be further in-depth explored in semi-structured interviews.
January 2021
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Level of participation
January 2021
Conversation skills
January 2021
Study Arms (1)
Professionals working with children
The studypopulation for this mixed-methods study is consisting of healthcareprofessionals working with children (with overweight or obesity), such as pediatric residents, paediatricians and youth health care professionals. Also other professionals working with children, not working in the field of healthcare, such as teachers, can be included in the study population.
Interventions
After elaborating perceived barriers and facilitators via surveys and semi-structured focusgroups, a short training with the COACH Conversationstarter will be provided to a part of the participants. The COACH Conversationstarter will be provided to the participants attending the training, which they can use in the next couple of months. After a period of time all participants will be provided with a second questionnaire, and results of the group that received the COACH Conversationstarter will be compared with the group that didn't receive the COACH Conversationstarter. (A part of) the participants that used the COACH Conversationstarter will be interviewed about their experiences. However, the study will have an observational design, since the decision if a professional is attending the training is not based on the investigator / protocol, but depending on the professional, for example logistic reasons. This is part of routine education.
Eligibility Criteria
Professionals working with children The studypopulation for this mixed-methods study is consisting of healthcareprofessionals working with children (with overweight or obesity), such as pediatric residents, paediatricians and youth health care professionals. Also other professionals working with children, not working in the field of healthcare, such as teachers can be included in the study population.
You may qualify if:
- Legally capable participants
- Professionals working with children
- Working with children between 8 - 17 years.
- To be willing to test the COACH Conversationstarter.
You may not qualify if:
- Professionals only working with children \<8 years
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Maastricht University Medical Center
Maastricht, Limburg, 6202AZ, Netherlands
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anita Vreugdenhil, Dr.
Maastricht University Medical Center
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 1, 2019
First Posted
May 21, 2019
Study Start
February 13, 2019
Primary Completion
May 1, 2023
Study Completion
May 1, 2023
Last Updated
November 11, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-11