An interventional study of Wellness Action Plan in Childhood Obesity, sponsored by Roohi Kharofa, MD, MPH. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 30 Months to 14 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-24.
Sponsored by Roohi Kharofa, MD, MPH · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a novel Wellness Action Plan aimed at 1) improving parent recall of diet and activity plans 2) increasing follow-through with plans and 3) aiding parents in identifying their child's weight category.
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Exclusion Criteria:
General clinical counseling in regards to child's BMI category and necessary changes to diet and activity regimen.
Received a wellness action plan. The plan included a color-coded BMI chart to help parents understand their child's weight category as well as a brief action planning worksheet to help families create personalized plans around healthy diet and activity changes.
Behavioral: Wellness Action Plan
The plan included a color-coded BMI chart to help parents understand their child's weight category as well as a brief action planning worksheet to help families create personalized plans around healthy diet and activity changes.
Diet plan recall directly after visit
Parents are given a questionnaire which asks whether they made a diet plan with their physician for their child during the visit and whether they will attempt to follow-through with the plan made.
Time frame: On day of primary visit
Activity plan recall directly after visit
Parents are given a questionnaire which asks whether they made an activity plan with their physician for their child during the visit and whether they will attempt to follow-through with the plan made.
Time frame: On day of primary visit, directly after seeing physician
Diet plan recall/follow-through 1 month post visit
Parents are contacted 4 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether they made a diet plan with their physician for their child during the last visit and whether they can recall the plan. If parents can recall the plan, they are then asked if they followed-through with the plan (yes, no) and how successful they were with the changes (1-10 scale).
Time frame: 4 weeks after primary visit
Diet plan recall/follow-through 3 months post visit
Parents are contacted 12 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether they made a diet plan with their physician for their child during the last visit and whether they can recall the plan. If parents can recall the plan, they are then asked if they followed-through with the plan (yes, no) and how successful they were with the changes (1-10 scale).
Time frame: 12 weeks after primary visit
Activity plan recall/follow-through 1 month post visit
Parents are contacted 4 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether they made an activity plan with their physician for their child during the last visit and whether they can recall the plan. If parents can recall the plan, they are then asked if they followed-through with the plan (yes, no) and how successful they were with the changes (1-10 scale).
Time frame: 4 weeks after primary visit
Activity plan recall/follow-through 3 months post visit
Parents are contacted 12 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether they made an activity plan with their physician for their child during the last visit and whether they can recall the plan. If parents can recall the plan, they are then asked if they followed-through with the plan (yes, no) and how successful they were with the changes (1-10 scale).
Time frame: 12 weeks after primary visit
BMI category identification directly after the visit
Parents are given a questionnaire which asks whether their physician told them their child's weight category and asks whether they can identify that category.
Time frame: On day of primary visit
BMI category identification 1 month post visit
Parents are contacted 4 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether their physician told them their child's weight category and asks whether they can identify that category.
Time frame: 4 weeks after primary visit
BMI category identification 3 months post visit
Parents are contacted 12 weeks after their primary visit and given a phone questionnaire which asks whether their physician told them their child's weight category and asks whether they can identify that category.
Time frame: 12 weeks after primary visit
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