The Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON): Incorporating Principles of Self-regulation of Intake (PCON)

In response to the high prevalence rates of childhood obesity in central Ohio, the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition (CHWN) established the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON); a partnership between primary care physicians and Nationwide Children's Hospital's Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, a tertiary care obesity center, the first of its kind in Ohio. The overall goal of PCON is to bring an effective and user friendly obesity management program to the community physician's office to prevent and treat the growing number of obese children in the setting of the private office. The predominant nutrition messaging approach to tackling childhood obesity has revolved around the food choices and portion sizes. While this is relevant, an area with significant potential for impact for maintaining optimal growth and a healthy weight for young children is addressing feeding behaviors and self-regulation of intake;. - the "how" of eating. The investigators objective it to investigate whether this self-regulation approach can be employed for an older age group of 6-11 years old.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Self-regulation

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 120

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
      • Nationwide Children's Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Mothers of 6-11 year olds being seen in primary care offices throughout Columbus, OH.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mother of a 6-11 year old child

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unable to speak and read English

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Case-Only
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Mothers of 6-11 year olds

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Examining use of disordered self-regulatory feeding behaviors, at survey completion	At survey completion, which will occur about 30 minutes after the survey is administered

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Collaborators: Ohio State University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: ihuoma Eneli, MD, Nationwide Childrens Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 30, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): January 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 31, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): August 1, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 30, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 29, 2018
• Last Verified: March 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Obesity
• Other Study ID Numbers: IRB13-00262; Food Innovation Center (Other Grant/Funding Number: The Ohio State University)

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No