Teen CHAT: Improving Physician Communication With Adolescents About Healthy Weight

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

684 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-09-30

Study Completion Date

2014-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to teach primary care physicians effective ways to counsel overweight and obese adolescent patients to attain a healthy weight. Fifty physicians and up to 660 adolescent patients from Duke University Health System (DUHS) Primary Care Clinics will take part in this study.

Patients will be identified by research study staff and asked if they would be willing to have their clinic visit audio recorded for research purposes. There are three phases of data collection. First, baseline encounters (n=200, 4 per physician) are audio recorded. Then, half of the physicians will be randomized to receive a tailored web-based intervention containing information about evidence-based techniques to help adolescents attain a healthy weight. A new set of 200 encounters (4 per physician) will be audio recorded. Then, all physicians will receive a Summary Report that outlines the adolescent's high risk behaviors that contribute to weight (sweetened beverages, fast food, breakfast, physical activity, screen time, and sleep) and a new set of 200 encounters will be audio recorded.

Data will be collected by trained data technicians, in-person and over the phone. Data is collected on laptop computers and then downloaded into password protected electronic files on a secure network server. All participants (adolescent patients and physicians) will be assigned a code number that is the sole identifier on all study data forms. Prior to and after coding, digital files will be stored in password protected directories to which only the data technicians and project manager have access. The web-based intervention will be password protected.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Communication Obesity Nutrition Physical Activity Sleep

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Motivational Interviewing intervention

Web-based intervention targeting MD communication and Summary Report

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Web-based intervention targeting MD communication; Summary Report

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Web-based intervention targeting MD communication; Summary Report detailing 6 risk factors for adolescent overweight/obesity developed by study team

Control

MD receives Summary Report only

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Web-based intervention targeting MD communication; Summary Report

Web-based intervention targeting MD communication; Summary Report detailing 6 risk factors for adolescent overweight/obesity developed by study team

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Tailored Web-based intervention developed by study team Tailored Summary Report

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Specialty is Family Practice or Pediatrics
* Located in participating clinic
* Not planning to leave clinic in the next two years

* English-speaking
* BMI z-score \>85th percentile
* age 12-18
* not pregnant
* have parental consent to participate if over 18
* have visit at least 7 days in the future
* have access to a telephone

Exclusion Criteria

* BMI z-score \<85th percentile
* not English speaking
* pregnant
* \<12 or older than 18
* incompetent for interview
* seen primarily by non-physician provider

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes