2021
Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight
Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, Price S, Luo M, Locascio JJ, Hohman KH, Hodge H, Gortmaker S, Torres S, Taveras EM. Comparative Effectiveness of Clinical and Community-Based Approaches to Healthy Weight. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021050405. PMID: 34470816, PMCID: PMC8573851, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-050405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy weightHealth centersPediatric weight management interventionsConfidence intervalsWeight management interventionsIntervention participantsEffective treatmentLow-income childrenBMIBMI effectsComparative effectivenessMean differencePercentile changeComparison groupComparison sitesNoninferiority testLinear mixed modelsNoninferiorityChild interventionChildrenInterventionMixed modelsManagement interventionsPrevious dataImportant differences
2018
Rationale and design of the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Randomized Trial
Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, O'Connor G, Price S, Locascio J, Kuhlthau K, Kwass JA, Nelson C, Land T, Longjohn M, Lawson V, Hohman K, Taveras EM. Rationale and design of the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Randomized Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2018, 67: 16-22. PMID: 29330083, PMCID: PMC5871582, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management programBody mass indexWeight management programLow-income childrenHealth Insurance ProgramChildhood obesityQualified health centersTwo-arm trialChildren's Health Insurance ProgramMass indexRandomized trialsHealthy weightPrimary careEligible childrenHealth centersMAIN OUTCOMEComparative effectivenessObesityPercent changeCommunity settingsClinicOne-yearTrialsManagement programCommunity approach