A multi-center, randomized, 12-month, parallel-group, feasibility study to assess the acceptability and preliminary impact of family navigation plus usual care versus usual care on attrition in managing pediatric obesity: a study protocol

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dc.contributor.authorBall, Geoff D. C.
dc.contributor.authorO’Neill, Marcus G.
dc.contributor.authorNoor, Rafat
dc.contributor.authorAlberga, Angela
dc.contributor.authorAzar, Rima
dc.contributor.authorBuchholz, Annick
dc.contributor.authorEnright, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorGeller, Josie
dc.contributor.authorHo, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Nicholas L.
dc.contributor.authorLebel, Tracy
dc.contributor.authorRosychuk, Rhonda J.
dc.contributor.authorTarride, Jean-Eric
dc.contributor.authorZenlea, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-29T01:02:41Z
dc.date.available2023-01-29T01:02:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-23
dc.date.updated2023-01-29T01:02:41Z
dc.description.abstractAbstract Background Pediatric obesity management can be successful, but some families discontinue care prematurely (i.e., attrition), limiting treatment impact. Attrition is often a consequence of barriers and constraints that limit families’ access to obesity management. Family Navigation (FN) can improve access, satisfaction with care, and treatment outcomes in diverse areas of healthcare. To help our team prepare for a future effectiveness trial, the objectives of our randomized feasibility study are to (i) explore children’s and caregivers’ acceptability of FN and (ii) examine attrition, measures of study rigor and conduct, and responses to FN + Usual Care vs Usual Care by collecting clinical, health services, and health economic data. Methods In our 2.5-year study, 108 6–17-year-olds with obesity and their caregivers will be randomized (1:1) to FN + Usual Care or Usual Care after they enroll in obesity management clinics in Calgary and Mississauga, Canada. Our Stakeholder Steering Committee and research team will use Experience-Based Co-Design to design and refine our FN intervention to reduce families’ barriers to care, maximizing the intervention dose families receive. FN will be delivered by a navigator at each site who will use logistical and relational strategies to enhance access to care, supplementing obesity management. Usual Care will be offered similarly at both clinics, adhering to expert guidelines. At enrollment, families will complete a multidisciplinary assessment, then meet regularly with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians for obesity management. Over 12 months, both FN and Usual Care will be delivered virtually and/or in-person, pandemic permitting. Data will be collected at 0, 3, 6, and 12 months post-baseline. We will explore child and caregiver perceptions of FN acceptability as well as evaluate attrition, recruitment, enrolment, randomization, and protocol integrity against pre-set success thresholds. Data on clinical, health services, and health economic outcomes will be collected using established protocols. Qualitative data analysis will apply thematic analysis; quantitative data analysis will be descriptive. Discussion Our trial will assess the feasibility of FN to address attrition in managing pediatric obesity. Study data will inform a future effectiveness trial, which will be designed to test whether FN reduces attrition. Trial registration This trial was registered prospectively at ClinicalTrials.gov (# NCT05403658 ; first posted: June 3, 2022).
dc.identifier.citationPilot and Feasibility Studies. 2023 Jan 23;9(1):14
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01246-w
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115785
dc.language.rfc3066en
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dc.titleA multi-center, randomized, 12-month, parallel-group, feasibility study to assess the acceptability and preliminary impact of family navigation plus usual care versus usual care on attrition in managing pediatric obesity: a study protocol
dc.typeJournal Article
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