Status:

COMPLETED

Geisinger Education Intervention Study in Obesity Protocol

Lead Sponsor:

Geisinger Clinic

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

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 tr...

Detailed Description

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...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 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

  • PCPs from clinics/departments other than General Internal Medicine or Family Medicine will be excluded from the analysis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

289 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01160146

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2015

Last Update

August 17 2015

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Geisinger Health System

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States, 17822

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