REseArCH INteGration in Women, Infants, and Children

REseArCH INteGration in Women, Infants, and Children: REACHING WIC

WIC is a governmental program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education and referrals to other health and social services. With the goal of applying for a future grant to expand the dissemination of SmartLoss® within the WIC program, feedback from WIC staff and WIC clients must be solicited to better understand the burden and barriers of integrating these kinds of programs and with WIC participants.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Body Weight Changes
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: There is no intervention

Detailed Description

Participants will complete a 15 minute online survey. WIC Staff will be eligible to complete the WIC staff survey and WIC clients will be eligible to complete the WIC client survey. This is a qualitative research study designed to identify the receptiveness of implementing a weight management program in the WIC program and the barriers to weight management intervention as described by WIC staff and WIC clients.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 628

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Up to 1000 individuals will be identified at WIC clinics in Louisiana. Participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are at least 18 years old
• Have been employed or volunteered at a WIC Clinic or DHH in Louisiana for at least 6 months in the past 2 years OR received WIC services during pregnancy or postpartum or have had a child who received WIC services in the past 2 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 18 years old

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
WIC staff; WIC staff is eligible to complete the WIC staff online survey if the individual is at least 18 years of age and have been employed at a WIC Clinic or DHH in Louisiana for at least 6 months in the past 2 years.	Other: There is no intervention; There is no intervention
WIC clients; WIC client is eligible to complete the WIC client online survey if the individual is at least 18 years of age and received WIC services during pregnancy or postpartum or have had a child who received WIC services in the past 2 years.	Other: There is no intervention; There is no intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Receptiveness to Weight Management Interventions in the WIC Program	WIC staff and WIC clients were asked if they were receptive to implementing weight management interventions in the WIC program with answer options: Yes, No, Neutral, or Unanswered.	1 day
Barriers to WIC Appointments as Described by WIC Clients	WIC clients were asked what are barriers that they experience attending their WIC appointments.	1 day
Lack of Time at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff	WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of time as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.	1 day
Lack of Staff at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff	WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of staff as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.	1 day
Lack of Training at WIC Appointments as a Barrier to Implementing Weight Management Interventions as Described by WIC Staff	WIC staff were asked to choose the how they feel about lack of training as a barrier to implementing weight management interventions at WIC appointments.	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 3, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 2, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): June 2, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 14, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 15, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): January 18, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 8, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 26, 2022
• Last Verified: September 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Women; Survey; Infants and Children
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Body Weight Changes
• Other Study ID Numbers: PBRC 2014-048

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO