Efficacy of Continuing Education in Improving Pharmacistsʼ Competencies for Providing Weight Management Service: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Sarayani ◽  
Arash Rashidian ◽  
Kheirollah Gholami ◽  
Hassan Torkamandi ◽  
Mohammadreza Javadi
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Weight Management Service

scholarly journals Teaching Medical Students to Help Patients Manage Their Weight: Outcomes of an Eight-School Randomized Controlled Trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith K. Ockene ◽  
Lori Pbert ◽  
Sybil Crawford ◽  
Christine F. Frisard ◽  
Jyothi A. Pendharkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Weight Management Counseling ◽  
Overweight Or Obesity

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Given the rising rates of obesity there is a pressing need for medical schools to better prepare students for intervening with patients who have overweight or obesity and for prevention efforts. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of a multi-modal weight management curriculum on counseling skills for health behavior change. DESIGN A pair-matched, group-randomized controlled trial (2015-2020) included students enrolled in eight U.S. medical schools randomized to receive either multi-modal weight management education (MME) or traditional weight management education (TE). SETTING/PARTICIPANTS Students from the class of 2020 (N=1305) were asked to participate in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) focused on weight management counseling and complete pre and post surveys. A total of 70.1% of eligible students (N=915) completed the OSCE and 69.3% (N=904) completed both surveys. INTERVENTIONS: The MME implemented over three years included a web-based course, a role-play classroom exercise, a web-patient encounter with feedback, and an enhanced clerkship experience with preceptors trained in weight management counseling (WMC). Counseling focused on the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) and patient-centeredness. MEASUREMENTS The outcome was student 5As WMC skills assessed using an objective measure, an OSCE, scored using a behavior checklist, and a subjective measure, student self-reported skills for performing the 5As. RESULTS Among MME students who completed two of three WMC components compared to those who completed none, exposure was significantly associated with higher OSCE scores and self-reported 5A skills. LIMITATIONS Variability in medical schools requiring participation in the WMC curriculum. CONCLUSIONS This trial revealed that medical students struggle with delivering weight management counseling to their patients who have overweight or obesity. Medical schools, though restrained in adding curricula, should incorporate should incorporate multiple WMC curricula components early in medical student education to provide knowledge and build confidence for supporting patients in developing individualized plans for weight management. NIH Trial Registry Number R01-194787

Testing a tailored weight management program for veterans with PTSD: The MOVE! + UP randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
pp. 106487
Author(s):  
Katherine D. Hoerster ◽  
Lamont Tanksley ◽  
Nadiyah Sulayman ◽  
Juliana Bondzie ◽  
Moriah Brier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Weight Management Program ◽  
Randomized Controlled

Effects of an online education program on physiotherapists’ confidence in weight management for people with osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Allison ◽  
Sarah Jones ◽  
Rana S Hinman ◽  
Andrew M. Briggs ◽  
Priya Sumithran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals A randomized controlled trial: the effect of inulin on weight management and ectopic fat in subjects with prediabetes

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola D. Guess ◽  
Anne Dornhorst ◽  
Nick Oliver ◽  
Jimmy D. Bell ◽  
E. Louise Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Ectopic Fat ◽  
Randomized Controlled

scholarly journals The family partners for health study: a cluster randomized controlled trial for child and parent weight management

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e101-e101 ◽  
Author(s):  
D C Berry ◽  
T A Schwartz ◽  
R G McMurray ◽  
A H Skelly ◽  
M Neal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Web-based Weight Management Programs in an Integrated Health Care Setting: A Randomized, Controlled Trial*

Obesity ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra Rothert ◽  
Victor J. Strecher ◽  
Laurie A. Doyle ◽  
William M. Caplan ◽  
Jodi S. Joyce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Integrated Health Care ◽  
Health Care Setting ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Weight Management Programs

scholarly journals A Self-Directed Mobile Intervention (WaznApp) to Promote Weight Control Among Employees at a Lebanese University: Protocol for a Feasibility Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Bardus ◽  
Ghassan Hamadeh ◽  
Bouchra Hayek ◽  
Rawan Al Kherfan
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
Weight Control ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Obesity And Overweight ◽  
And Control

BACKGROUND Overweight and obesity have become major health problems globally with more than 1.9 billion overweight adults. In Lebanon, the prevalence of obesity and overweight is 65.4% combined. Risk factors of obesity and overweight are preventable and can be addressed by modifications in the environment and in an individual’s lifestyle. Mobile technologies are increasingly used in behavioral, self-directed weight management interventions, providing users with additional opportunities to attain weight control (weight loss, weight gain prevention, etc). Mobile apps may allow for the delivery of Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs), which provide support through skill building, emotional support, and instrumental support, following the participants’ progress. A few commercially available apps offer JITAI features, but no studies have tested their efficacy. OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study is to examine the feasibility of a self-directed weight loss intervention, targeting employees of an academic institution, using a virtual coaching app with JITAI features (Lark) and a self-help calorie-counting app (MyFitnessPal). The secondary objective is to estimate the effects of the intervention on main study outcomes. METHODS This study is a single-center, parallel, randomized controlled trial with 2 study arms (intervention and control). Participants will be randomly allocated in equal proportions to the intervention (Lark) and control groups (MyFitnessPal). To be eligible for this study, participants must be employed full- or part-time at the university or its medical center, able to read English, have a smartphone, and be interested in controlling their weight. Recruitment strategies entail email invitations, printed posters, and social media postings. We will assess quantitative rates of recruitment, adherence, and retention, self-reported app quality using the user version of the Mobile App Rating Scale. We will also assess changes in weight-related outcomes (absolute weight and waist circumference), behavioral outcomes (physical activity and diet), and cognitive factors (motivation to participate in the trial and to manage weight). RESULTS WaznApp was funded in June 2017, and recruitment started in March 2018. CONCLUSIONS This study will provide information as to whether the selected mobile apps offer a feasible solution for promoting weight management in an academic workplace. The results will inform a larger trial whose results might be replicated in similar workplaces in Lebanon and the Middle East and North Africa region, and will be used as a benchmark for further investigations in other settings and similar target groups. CLINICALTRIAL ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03321331; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03321331 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/6ys9NOLo5) REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER RR1-10.2196/9793

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