Healthy Weight Poster, Multi-site Study

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is a multi-site, cross-sectional study of 3-8 year old children and their parents presenting for a well-child check. The investigators are assessing whether a novel, educational, exam room poster can effectively prompt parents to ask their pediatricians about their children's weight status and improve parents' perceptions of their children's weight status.

Detailed Description
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a novel, educational, exam room poster can effectively prompt parents to ask their pediatricians about their children's weight status. Exam rooms within clinics will be randomized to either have the poster or not and parents will complete questionnaires assessing weight perception, whether they discussed their child's weight with their physician, and basic demographics. Participants who are in exam rooms with a poster will also answer questions specifically about the poster.

Official Title
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Using a Poster Depicting Healthy Weight to Improve Perception of Weight, a Multi-site Study

Conditions
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Childhood Obesity

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Exam room with poster


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Children aged 3-8 years old presenting to pediatric clinic for a well-child visit. Parents of include children who speak English or Spanish and are able to complete a written survey. Exclusion Criteria: Parents that are <18 years old Children with no documented weight or height for their visit Any medical condition that would affect weight gain or growth such as failure to thrive, congenital heart defect, etc.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 3 Years
Maximum Age: 8 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| No Intervention: Exam room without poster<br>All parents will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing basic demographic information as well as their perception of their child's weight. Parents who are in exam rooms without posters will be ask to fill out a second short questionnaire after seeing their physician that will ask parents whether they discussed their child's weight status with their physician and whether they believe their own child is: very overweight, overweight, healthy weight, underweight, or very underweight. | |
| Active Comparator: Exam room with poster<br>All parents will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing basic demographic information as well as their perception of their child's weight. Parents who are in exam rooms with posters will be directed to read the poster on the exam room wall. After viewing the poster and after seeing their physician, parents will be ask to fill out a second short questionnaire that will ask parents whether they discussed their child's weight status with their physician, whether this conversation was prompted by the poster, and whether they believe their own child is very overweight, overweight, healthy weight, underweight, or very underweight. | Other: Exam room with poster<br>* This intervention will assess whether a novel educational exam room poster can effectively prompt patients to ask pediatricians about their children's weight status and improve patents' perceptions of their children's weight status.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poster assessment prompts by questionnaire | Assess whether the poster prompts parents to ask their child's doctor whether their child is a healthy weight. | End of study - 1 year | 
| Parents' perceptions by questionnaire | Assess whether the poster improves accuracy of parents' perceptions of their children's weight status. | End of study - 1 year | 
| Changes in parental perception by questionnaire | Among parents who view the poster, the investigators will assess whether parental perception changes differentially based on parental race/ethnicity, education, or socioeconomic background. | End of study - 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Parental perception, obesity, overweight