Healthy Weight Poster, Multi-site Study

June 27, 2019 updated by: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Using a Poster Depicting Healthy Weight to Improve Perception of Weight, a Multi-site Study

This is a multi-site, cross-sectional study of 3-8 year old children and their parents presenting for a well-child check. The investigators are assessing whether a novel, educational, exam room poster can effectively prompt parents to ask their pediatricians about their children's weight status and improve parents' perceptions of their children's weight status.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a novel, educational, exam room poster can effectively prompt parents to ask their pediatricians about their children's weight status. Exam rooms within clinics will be randomized to either have the poster or not and parents will complete questionnaires assessing weight perception, whether they discussed their child's weight with their physician, and basic demographics. Participants who are in exam rooms with a poster will also answer questions specifically about the poster.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

965

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Huntsville, Alabama, United States, 35801
        • UAB Health Center Huntsville
    • Kentucky
      • Crestview Hills, Kentucky, United States, 41017
        • Pediatric Associates of Northern Kentucky
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27617
        • Duke Children's Primary Care Brier Creek
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27704
        • Duke Health Center at Roxboro Street
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27101
        • Downtown Health Plaza
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
        • Ford Simpson Lively and Rice Pediatrics
    • Washington
      • Bellevue, Washington, United States, 98007
        • Public Health Center - Eastgate

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

3 years to 8 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children aged 3-8 years old presenting to pediatric clinic for a well-child visit.
  • Parents of include children who speak English or Spanish and are able to complete a written survey.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parents that are <18 years old
  • Children with no documented weight or height for their visit
  • Any medical condition that would affect weight gain or growth such as failure to thrive, congenital heart defect, etc.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Exam room without poster
All parents will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing basic demographic information as well as their perception of their child's weight. Parents who are in exam rooms without posters will be ask to fill out a second short questionnaire after seeing their physician that will ask parents whether they discussed their child's weight status with their physician and whether they believe their own child is: very overweight, overweight, healthy weight, underweight, or very underweight.
Active Comparator: Exam room with poster
All parents will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing basic demographic information as well as their perception of their child's weight. Parents who are in exam rooms with posters will be directed to read the poster on the exam room wall. After viewing the poster and after seeing their physician, parents will be ask to fill out a second short questionnaire that will ask parents whether they discussed their child's weight status with their physician, whether this conversation was prompted by the poster, and whether they believe their own child is very overweight, overweight, healthy weight, underweight, or very underweight.
Other: Exam room with poster
This intervention will assess whether a novel educational exam room poster can effectively prompt patients to ask pediatricians about their children's weight status and improve patents' perceptions of their children's weight status.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Poster assessment prompts by questionnaire
Time Frame: End of study - 1 year
Assess whether the poster prompts parents to ask their child's doctor whether their child is a healthy weight.
End of study - 1 year
Parents' perceptions by questionnaire
Time Frame: End of study - 1 year
Assess whether the poster improves accuracy of parents' perceptions of their children's weight status.
End of study - 1 year
Changes in parental perception by questionnaire
Time Frame: End of study - 1 year
Among parents who view the poster, the investigators will assess whether parental perception changes differentially based on parental race/ethnicity, education, or socioeconomic background.
End of study - 1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Collaborators

Duke University
Eastgate Public Health Center
UAB Huntsville Pediatrics
Pediatric Associates of Northern Kentucky

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Callie L Brown, MD MPH, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 20, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 12, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 25, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 28, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00042929

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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