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N/ACompleted· 3,199 enrolled
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Multi-Modal Education (MME) +1 morebehavioral
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Weight Management Counseling in Medical Schools: A Randomized Controlled Trial

University of Massachusetts, Worcester·interventional·Posted Apr 1, 2016·Updated May 17, 2023

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Multi-Modal Education (MME) and Traditional Education (TE) for Obesity. Completed, enrolled 3,199 participants across 8 sites.

Detailed Summary

Eight U.S. medical schools will be participating in the study: Weight Management Counseling in Medical Schools, also known as MSWEIGHT. This is a five-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to compare the efficacy of two approaches to learning weight management counseling: 1)traditional education (TE) and; 2) multi-modal educational intervention (MME). The study aims are to refine and compare the efficacy of MME to TE on observed student weight management counseling skills measured through the primary outcome, the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
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Primary Purpose--
ConditionsObesity
CountriesUnited States
CollaboratorsNational Cancer Institute (NCI), Brown University, Creighton University, Georgetown University, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Oregon Health and Science University, University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Iowa, University of Louisville, University of Pennsylvania

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedApr 1, 2016
Enrollment StartDec 1, 2015
Primary CompletionNov 30, 2020
Study CompletionNov 30, 2022
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 5.0 yearsPosted 10.3 years ago

Interventions

Multi-Modal Education (MME)behavioral

The MME curriculum focuses on developing weight management counseling (WMC) skills through several components: 1) a web course focused on WMC knowledge and clinical skill competencies; 2) WMC role-play exercises for an opportunity to use an algorithm to practice patient-centered WMC; 3) personal weight management exercises to increase awareness of "Assist" activities (e.g. daily food monitoring using mobile apps, etc); 4) obesity bias assessments, video, and discussions to modify attitudes of implicit weight bias; 5) a formative web-based encounter to interact with and receive feedback from a standardized patient; and 6) an enhanced clerkship rotation focusing on providing learning to preceptors and allowing students to observe preceptors counseling patients who are overweight or obese.

Traditional Education (TE)behavioral

Current curriculum may consist of topics related to biology, population health, or counseling skills. TE also may include sporadic stand-alone lectures or small group discussions conducted separately or as a part of a patient interviewing or behavioral course.