Open AccessImplementation of the Connect for Health pediatric weight management program: study protocol and baseline characteristics
Author(s) -
Meg Simione,
Haley Farrar-Muir,
Fernanda Neri Mini,
Meghan Perkins,
Man Luo,
Holly M. Frost,
E. John Orav,
Joshua P. Metlay,
Adrian H. Zai,
Caroline J. Kistin,
Kerry Sease,
Simon J. Hambidge,
Elsie M. Taveras
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of comparative effectiveness research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.567
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2042-6313
pISSN - 2042-6305
DOI - 10.2217/cer-2021-0076
Subject(s) - medicine , protocol (science) , weight management , percentile , family medicine , baseline (sea) , health care , obesity , intervention (counseling) , primary care , medline , randomized controlled trial , comparative effectiveness research , stakeholder , weight loss , alternative medicine , nursing , surgery , statistics , oceanography , mathematics , pathology , economic growth , political science , law , economics , geology , public relations
We are implementing Connect for Health , a primary care-based intervention to improve family-centered outcomes for children, ages 2-12 years, in organizations that care for low-income children. We will use the 'Reach-Effectiveness-Adoption-Implementation-Maintenance' framework to guide our mixed-methods evaluation to examine the effectiveness of stakeholder-informed strategies in supporting program adoption and child outcomes. We also describe characteristics of children, ages 2-12 years with a BMI ≥85th percentile and obesity-related care practices. During the period prior to implementation, 26,161 children with a BMI ≥85th percentile were seen for a primary care visit and a majority lacked recommended diagnosis codes, referrals and laboratory evaluations. The findings suggest the need to augment current approaches to increase uptake of proven-effective weight management programs. Clinical trial registration number: NCT04042493 (Clinicaltrials.gov), Registered on 2 August 2019; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04042493.