Gardner GOALS is a 6 month program for treatment of childhood obesity that consists of twice monthly telehealth meetings with a health educator. Potential participants enter the study using a randomly ordered list of eligible patients based on BMI, age and number of clinic visits in 2020.
The Gardner GOALS curriculum focuses on healthy eating and activity. The study participants are kids 6 to 14 years old with BMI ≥95th percentile who are patients at the Gardner Packard Children's Health Center, a federally qualified health center. Lessons contain educational materials and behavioral change strategies to promote healthy eating and physical activity and reduce screen time. Patients are encouraged to continue routine clinic visits with their primary care physicians during the course of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
42
12 lesson curriculum focusing on healthy eating, increased physical activity and decreased screen time
Gardner Packard Children's Health Center
Atherton, California, United States
Body mass index
Change in trajectory of body mass index from the year prior to the intervention compared to the year after starting the intervention
Time frame: Baseline, year 1
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