Healthy Weight Poster, Multi-site Study

Wake Forest University Health Sciences965 enrolled

Overview

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.

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

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

965

Conditions

Childhood Obesity

Interventions

Exam room with posterOTHER

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 YearsMax age: 8 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (7)

UAB Health Center Huntsville

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Pediatric Associates of Northern Kentucky

Crestview Hills, Kentucky, United States

Duke Children's Primary Care Brier Creek

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Duke Health Center at Roxboro Street

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Poster assessment prompts by questionnaire

Assess whether the poster prompts parents to ask their child's doctor whether their child is a healthy weight.

Time frame: End of study - 1 year

Parents' perceptions by questionnaire

Assess whether the poster improves accuracy of parents' perceptions of their children's weight status.

Time frame: End of study - 1 year

Changes in parental perception by questionnaire

Among parents who view the poster, the investigators will assess whether parental perception changes differentially based on parental race/ethnicity, education, or socioeconomic background.

Time frame: End of study - 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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