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Electronic Tools to Assist With Identification of and Counseling for Overweight Patients

NCT00973661 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2600

Last updated 2011-07-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to design and assess the impact of an electronic alert and tool set to assist with physician identification and counseling of overweight patients.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Electronic tool set for counseling overweight patients

Physicians randomized to the "electronic tools" arm will receive access to a tool set to aid with counseling of overweight patients. This tool set includes the following components: automatic calculation of BMI, alert for overweight status, counseling template for weight loss goal-setting, linkage to referral options, and access to relevant patient handouts. Physicians randomized to the "usual care" arm will not receive access to these tools, and will continue to provide their usual care for overweight patients.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Joyce W Tang, MD · Northwestern University, Department of General Internal Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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