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A brief online tool to increase behavioral weight loss treatment initiation: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Background
Comprehensive behavioral weight loss treatments are the first-line approach for obesity in adults. However, only a small portion of eligible individuals will initiate treatment, even when available at low or no cost. To address low uptake, we developed the MyHealthPath Tool, a single-session, online, interactive tool designed to be completed prior to a primary care appointment. MyHealthPath Tool includes questions and automated personalized feedback to increase motivation to initiate a behavioral weight loss treatment.
Method/Design
In this cluster randomized controlled trial, primary care practitioners (PCPs; target N = 36) are being recruited from primary care clinics across multiple sites of a single academic-affiliated health care system, then randomized to the MyHealthPath Tool or Control condition. Patients (target N = 828) who have upcoming appointments with enrolled PCPs are recruited prior to their PCP appointment. Patients in both conditions are given information about and free access to two behavioral weight loss treatments. Participants in the MyHealthPath Tool condition also receive the tailored interactive tool and the option to share a summary of their responses with their PCP prior to their appointment. The primary outcome is the initiation of behavioral weight loss treatment within 2 months of the patient's PCP appointment. Secondary outcomes include treatment attendance and weight change over 6 months. Implementation-related outcomes (e.g., indicators of reach) are also being measured.
Conclusion
If effective, MyHealthPath could serve as a low-touch method for improving uptake of behavioral weight loss treatment in adults receiving primary care.
期刊介绍:
Contemporary Clinical Trials is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes manuscripts pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from disciplines including medicine, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioural science, pharmaceutical science, and bioethics. Full-length papers and short communications not exceeding 1,500 words, as well as systemic reviews of clinical trials and methodologies will be published. Perspectives/commentaries on current issues and the impact of clinical trials on the practice of medicine and health policy are also welcome.