CHECK: A randomized trial evaluating the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of home visitation in pediatric weight loss treatment

Socioeconomically-disadvantaged households have a high prevalence of pediatric overweight/obesity, and also face barriers to accessing weight loss treatment in healthcare settings. Delivering family-based pediatric weight loss treatment in the home setting may enhance its efficacy by facilitating treatment attendance, enabling more tailored treatment recommendations informed by observations of the home environment, and increasing accountability. This paper describes the design of the Creating Health Environments for Chicago Kids (CHECK) Trial, which evaluates the efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and mechanisms of home visitation in family-based pediatric weight loss treatment for children in low-income households.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - November 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: B.M. Appelhans, S.A. French, L.E. Bradley, K. Lui, I. Janssen, D. Richardson Source Type: research