Geisinger Education Intervention Study in Obesity Protocol
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
| Start Date: | August 2011 |
| End Date: | July 2015 |
Overweight and obesity has become an epidemic which warrants more aggressive treatment.
However, few primary care physicians (PCPs) address this issue or do not possess adequate
education regarding treatment modalities such as nutrition counseling or bariatric surgery.
The primary goal of this study will be to determine whether the referrals for weight
management can be influenced through obesity education.
However, few primary care physicians (PCPs) address this issue or do not possess adequate
education regarding treatment modalities such as nutrition counseling or bariatric surgery.
The primary goal of this study will be to determine whether the referrals for weight
management can be influenced through obesity education.
Evaluation of educational interventions focusing on the treatment of obesity will include in
person CME sessions, interactive game/virtual patient computer software and two 30 minute
DVD/Web-based CME opportunities that the physicians can review at their leisure. These
educational interventions were not completed as part of this research.
A control group will be comprised of those healthcare professionals who did not complete the
CME survey.
Completion of the post education survey would be completed even if there was no study. The
reward given to PCP's (free enrollment in CME session and either lab coat or $40 CME credit)
was given for clinical purposes only and not for research. The study consists of the
collection of PCP referral rates prior to the educational opportunity and then after the CME
looking for a change to referral rates.
In June of 2009, an Obesity Educational Intervention Summit was attended by PCPs. This
research seeks approval to perform data pulls consisting of referrals from their practice to
the GI/Nutrition Clinic for potential bariatric surgery evaluation.
The information to be collected regarding the primary care providers' referral rates will be
collected by a CDIS data pull by a data broker. The biostatistician will link survey
responses to referral patterns and education type and will be true, only individual to have
access to direct identifiers and in turn will provide PI and study team with de-identified
summary data.
person CME sessions, interactive game/virtual patient computer software and two 30 minute
DVD/Web-based CME opportunities that the physicians can review at their leisure. These
educational interventions were not completed as part of this research.
A control group will be comprised of those healthcare professionals who did not complete the
CME survey.
Completion of the post education survey would be completed even if there was no study. The
reward given to PCP's (free enrollment in CME session and either lab coat or $40 CME credit)
was given for clinical purposes only and not for research. The study consists of the
collection of PCP referral rates prior to the educational opportunity and then after the CME
looking for a change to referral rates.
In June of 2009, an Obesity Educational Intervention Summit was attended by PCPs. This
research seeks approval to perform data pulls consisting of referrals from their practice to
the GI/Nutrition Clinic for potential bariatric surgery evaluation.
The information to be collected regarding the primary care providers' referral rates will be
collected by a CDIS data pull by a data broker. The biostatistician will link survey
responses to referral patterns and education type and will be true, only individual to have
access to direct identifiers and in turn will provide PI and study team with de-identified
summary data.
Inclusion Criteria:
Geisinger General Internal and Family Medicine PCPs (include physician, physical
assistants and CRNP):
- PCP must be active between May 2008 - May 2009
- Average patient age between 30-60 (no individual patients will be identified using
personal identification)
- Minimum of 100 patients assigned to PC
Exclusion Criteria:
- PCPs from clinics/departments other than General Internal Medicine or Family Medicine
will be excluded from the analysis
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