PREVENT Tool Study: Late Effects Clinic

Addressing Social Determinants of Health During Clinical Care Visits to Promote Equitable Behavior Change and PREVENT Cardiovascular Disease

The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a novel, Health Information Technology behavior change tool in a single clinic setting. The PREVENT tool is the first electronic health record (EHR)-compatible tool that both tailors evidence-based behavior change strategies and incorporates community-level data specific to each patient into routine care. The central hypothesis is that PREVENT will improve patient's attitudes towards behavior change recommendations, increase adherence to recommended behavior change and improve cardiovascular health. Fifty adolescents will be randomized to intervention or wait-list, routine care control to assess the preliminary effectiveness of PREVENT. Qualitative and quantitative methods will be used among patients, parents and providers to examine barriers to current and future implementation of the PREVENT tool to inform adoption and maintenance.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cardiovascular Disease; Childhood Obesity
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Wait-List Control; Other: PREVENT Tool

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 65
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
      • Washington University School of Medicine

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient Eligibility Criteria:

• Adolescents 12 to 19 years
• Prior diagnosis of pediatric cancer (diagnosed <21 years of age)
• Not receiving active therapy for their cancer
• Receiving care from the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology staff and physicians at St. Louis Children's Hospital or the St. Louis Children's Specialty Care Center (CSCC)
• At risk for poor cardiovascular health (CVH) (BMI greater than or equal to 85th percentile)

Provider Eligibility Criteria -All providers and staff (physicians, nurses, clinic staff, clinical research associates) in the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology program at St. Louis Children's Hospital and the CSCC

Parent Eligibility Criteria

-A parent or legal guardian of a study participant. The parent or legal guardian must have been present at the clinic visit in which the PREVENT tool was administered to the study participant.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Providers; All eligible providers will be sent questionnaires electronically to their email at baseline and follow-up. Providers will be invited to attend a training session to educate them on the PREVENT tool at baseline; A subset of 5-10 providers will be recruited via email, at the baseline training,or by using snowball-sampling approach within the clinic to participate in qualitative in-depth interviews
No Intervention: Parents; -Semi-structured interviews
Active Comparator: Patients - Wait-List Control; Complete questionnaires at baseline (administered electronically or by mail; accelerometers administered by mail). Following baseline measurement, patients will be randomized and attend their clinic visit. Follow-up measures will be administered immediately following the clinic visit (within 48 hours) and 3-months after the clinic visit electronically and by mail; Up to 10 patients will also take part in semi-structured interviews; A PREVENT action plan (behavior change prescription, community resources, and education) will be provided to the patient via email after the completion of the follow-up measurement.	Other: Wait-List Control; -Will receive routine clinical care. After completion of follow-up measures, control participants will receive a behavior change prescription via the PREVENT tool
Experimental: Patients - PREVENT tool; Complete questionnaires at baseline (administered electronically or by mail; accelerometers administered by mail). Following baseline measurement, patients will be randomized and attend their clinic visit. Follow-up measures will be administered immediately following the clinic visit (within 48 hours) and 3-months after the clinic visit electronically and by mail; Up to 10 patients will also take part in semi-structured interviews; At the clinic visit, the provider will use PREVENT tool to discuss risk and deliver a tailored behavioral change plan inclusive of patient-centered community resources. PREVENT will calculate patient's overall risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Physical activity and food intake recommendations are tailored to current weight status and health behaviors using evidence-based recommendations.	Other: PREVENT Tool; -PREVENT is a novel Health Information Technology tool designed to promote physical activity and healthy food intake among overweight/obese adolescent patients at the point of care. PREVENT automates the delivery of personalized, evidence-based behavior change recommendations and provides an interactive map of community resources to help providers link patients to resources in their community.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean Change in Minutes of Moderate Physical Activity Per Week (From Self Report) Survey	Physical activity will be measured using a triaxial accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+, Actigraph of Ft. Walton Beach, FL). The participant will be instructed to wear the accelerometer on an elasticized belt, on the left mid-axillary line. The Actigraph is one of the most common accelerometers used for scientific purposes. Participants will be encouraged to wear the accelerometer 24-hours per day for at least 7-days, including 2 weekend days. Participants completed a brief Health Behavior & Attitudes Survey using questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Mean changes from baseline and 3-month follow-up were calculated as the follow-up measure minus the baseline measure, averaged across the intervention groups.; Note: Actigraph measure was dropped due to university mail distribution delays during the remote work period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported change in minutes of physical activity became the primary outcome.	At baseline and 3-months
Mean Change in Minutes of Vigorous Physical Activity Per Week (From Self Report) Survey	Physical activity will be measured using a triaxial accelerometer (Actigraph GT3X+, Actigraph of Ft. Walton Beach, FL). The participant will be instructed to wear the accelerometer on an elasticized belt, on the left mid-axillary line. The Actigraph is one of the most common accelerometers used for scientific purposes. Participants will be encouraged to wear the accelerometer 24-hours per day for at least 7-days, including 2 weekend days. Participants completed a brief Health Behavior & Attitudes Survey using questions from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Mean changes from baseline and 3-month follow-up were calculated as the follow-up measure minus the baseline measure, averaged across the intervention groups.; Note: Actigraph measure was dropped due to university mail distribution delays during the remote work period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-reported change in minutes of physical activity became the primary outcome.	At baseline and 3-months
Mean Change in Number of Food Intake Behaviors Met	Patient-reported food intake behaviors (fruit and vegetable intake, whole grains, sugar-sweetened beverages and snacking behaviors) are collected using a brief Health Behavior & Attitudes Survey. Responses are dichotomized into a binary yes (1)/no (0) score indicating whether or not the patient is meeting the food intake recommendation for each food group. The total number of food intake behaviors are scored on a 5 item scale (range 0-5), maximum improvement in number of behaviors=5. Mean changes from baseline and 3-month follow-up were calculated as the follow-up measure minus the baseline measure, averaged across the intervention groups.	At baseline and 3-months
Provider's Satisfaction of PREVENT Tool: Survey	A survey (24-questions) containing validated subscales assessed provider's satisfaction with the PREVENT tool on subscales assessing acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of the tool, and satisfaction with specific components of the tool. Items were scored on a 5-point Likert scale with a higher score indicating greater satisfaction. Subscales were summed to generate the average across all questions (range 1-5) and was reported as overall satisfaction.	3-months
Fidelity of PREVENT Tool Implementation	Fidelity will be measured using direct observation of patient-provider interactions while using the PREVENT tool. A direct observation checklist will be used by the observer to determine the number of interactions with the PREVENT tool that were implemented as intended.	0-3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Provider's Motivation for Sustained Use of PREVENT Tool	A survey (8 questions) assessed provider's intent to change their behavior and continue using PREVENT. Questions were adapted from Legare's CPD Reaction Questionnaire and asked using a 5-point Likert scale (range 1-5). An average of all responses was calculated with a higher score indicating greater motivation for sustained use.	3-months
Maintenance of PREVENT Tool as Measured by Provider Perceptions of Feasibility of the Tool	Qualitative in-depth interview with providers who used the PREVENT tool. Qualitative content analysis methods were used to summarize key themes related to provider perceptions of the tool and ability to use the tool in routine clinical practice.	3-months
Maintenance of PREVENT Tool as Measured by Provider Perceptions of Ease of Use of the Tool	Qualitative in-depth interview with providers who used the PREVENT tool. Qualitative content analysis methods were used to summarize key themes related to provider perceptions of the tool and ability to use the tool in routine clinical practice.	3-months
Patient's Perceptions of Usability/Acceptability of PREVENT Tool	Semi-structured interviews with adolescent study participants (n=10).	3-months
Parent's Perceptions of Usability/Acceptability of PREVENT Tool	Semi-structured interviews with parents/guardians (n=10) of study participants.	3-months
Impact of PREVENT Tool on Mean Change in Patient's Body Mass Index (BMI)	Collected from patient's medical record. BMI z-score is a standardized calculation accounting age and sex using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Growth Charts. A z-score represents the standard deviation from the population mean. A z-score of zero represents the population mean. Mean change in BMI z-score was calculated by subtracting the baseline mean from the follow-up mean for each intervention group. A decrease in z-score is a favorable outcome.	At baseline and 3-months
Impact of PREVENT Tool on Patient's Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure	Collected from patient's medical record. Blood pressure is measured in mmHg. The mean change was calculated by subtracting the baseline mean from the follow-up mean for each intervention group.	At baseline and 3-months
Impact of PREVENT Tool on Patient's Cholesterol	Collected from patient's medical record	At baseline and 3-months
Impact of PREVENT Tool on Patient's Fasting Blood Glucose	Collected from patient's medical record	At baseline and 3-months
Impact of PREVENT Tool on Patient's Attitudes Toward Behavior Change	A survey (6-question) administered to patients will assess attitudes toward and readiness for behavior change. Questions are asked using a 5-point Likert scale (range: 0-5) with a higher score indicating more positive attitudes.	At baseline and 3-months
Clinic-level Capacity for Sustainability as Measured by Provider Survey	The Clinical Sustainability Assessment Tool (CSAT) will assess clinic-level readiness and capacity for sustainability of the PREVENT tool. The CSAT tool will examine organization, financial, regulatory and political factors that may influence sustainability. 10 items scored on a 7-point scale, with higher scores indicating greater capacity for sustainment. The average of the 10 items is reported (range 1-7).	3-months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine
• Collaborators: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 10, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 14, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): February 14, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 11, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 25, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): August 28, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 25, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 24, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Body Weight; Obesity; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pediatric Obesity
• Other Study ID Numbers: 202007026; K12HL137942 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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