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Conversation Cards for Adolescents and Goal-Setting for Health Behaviors

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Led By Geoff DC Ball, PhD, RD

Research Sponsored by University of Alberta

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up at study end point, an average of 1 year

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial tests Conversation Cards for Adolescents (CCAs) to help teens with obesity and their doctors discuss and set goals for healthier lifestyles. The cards aim to make it easier for teens to talk about their challenges and work together on a plan for better habits. CCAs were created as a patient-centered communication and behavior change tool for adolescents and providers to use in clinical practice.

Eligible Conditions

Health Behaviors
Primary Care
Obesity
Lifestyle
Health Communication

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ at study end point, an average of 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~at study end point, an average of 1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at study end point, an average of 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Feasibility outcomes for resource, management, and scientific assessments per open-ended questions outlined by Tickle-Degnen's (2013)

Secondary study objectives

Appointment length using a timer on the study-specific iPad

Collaborative goal-setting using the Patient Perception of Collaborative Goal-Setting

Degree of effort and achievement of treatment goals using researcher-developed questions

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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Conversation Cards for Adolescents and Goal-SettingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Adolescents in the experimental arm will receive the tool 15 minutes prior to their appointment with their primary care provider. They will be instructed to familiarize themselves with the tool and to select the top 3 factors that resonate most with them in their attemps to change their lifestyle habits. They will then proceed to their clinical appointment to set one S.M.A.R.T. goal based on their selections and in collaboration with their primary care provider.

Group II: Goal-SettingActive Control1 Intervention

Adolescents in the control arm will not complete the tool activity, but will still set a S.M.A.R.T. goal with their primary care provider.

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