Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC)- Michigan

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

386 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-12-10

Study Completion Date

2023-11-30

Brief Summary

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With funding through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Tufts University's Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC), Michigan's (MI) WIC department will pilot telehealth opportunities as a means of delivering services to WIC Clients. This video conferencing pilot looks to improve and/or remove barriers. Implementing a pilot program in select local agencies to utilize technology would allow clients to connect with a WIC Registered Dietitian (RD) or an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Videoconferencing could open new opportunities for leveraging the extensive expertise of the nutrition and lactation workforce in WIC agencies to address rural and remote locations and travel considerations.

The purpose of this study will be to evaluate the effectiveness of this telehealth solution.

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Detailed Description

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Michigan WIC Agency will pilot telehealth opportunities as a means of delivering services to WIC Clients.This video conferencing pilot looks to improve and/or remove barriers such as negative clinic experiences (long wait times or poor customer service), lost time from work (creating job risk and lost wages), inconvenient WIC clinic locations and appointment times, and lack of transportation. Implementing a pilot program in select local agencies to utilize technology would allow clients to connect with a WIC Registered Dietitian (RD) or an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Videoconferencing could open new opportunities for leveraging the extensive expertise of the nutrition and lactation workforce in WIC agencies to address rural and remote locations and travel considerations. Additional urban locations, where clients lack transportation or use of public transportation presents a barrier to traveling to subsequent WIC appointments, will also be included in the pilot. Local agencies in rural and urban areas with similar caseloads will serve as controls to compare outcomes between offering telehealth and conducting IBCLC and RD appointments in person.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of this telehealth solution by having clients complete surveys on their comfortability using telehealth and their satisfaction with the telehealth appointment. Additionally, secondary demographic and other nutrition-related information about study participants is already collected in the MIS and will be utilized.

Conditions

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Telehealth Nutrition Education Breast Feeding Dietary Intake WIC

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Study participants will be clients at local WIC agency sites where either the telehealth solution is offered or where only usual care is available (control).

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Telehealth solution

Telehealth solution offered

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth solution

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Video conferencing

Control

Usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Telehealth solution

Video conferencing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pregnant women
* Breastfeeding women
* postpartum women with children in the age range of 0 to 5 years

Exclusion Criteria

\-

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Responsible Party

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Erin Hennessy

Assistant Professor, Division of Nutrition Interventions, Communication and Behavior Change Director ad interim, ChildObesity180 Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR