Pilot and Feasibility Project to Establish a Childhood Nutrition and Health Clinic Managing Weight and Obesity Complications in a Primary Care Pediatric Practice
Pilot and Feasibility Project to Establish a Childhood Nutrition and Health Clinic Managing Weight and Obesity Complications in a Primary Care Pediatric Practice
This project aims to move what is currently a specialty-care model for the management of obesity of children and adolescents into the primary care setting.
The goal of this project is to create a sustainable clinical model in the primary care setting that improves nutritional health, lessens obesity, and addresses weight-related complications of children and adolescents to reduce risk for metabolic disease in later life. The primary objectives include tracking changes in BMI (both absolute and percentile) and levels of hemoglobin A1c, liver enzymes (AST, ALT levels), and lipids in patients seen in a primary care setting by a general pediatrician board-certified in obesity medicine. Secondary objectives include tracking patient adherence, follow-up, and retention.
Inclusion Criteria:
Children with obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2 or > 95th percentile) or in need of weight management of unwanted weight gain.
Exclusion Criteria:
None.
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