Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial

Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate a training programme intended to improve the management of obesity, delivered to general practice teams. DESIGN Cluster randomised trial. SETTING Northern and Yorkshire region of England. PARTICIPANTS 44 general practices invited consecutively attending obese adults to participate; 843 patients attended for collection of baseline data and were subsequently randomised...

Primary care Improving management of obesity in primary care: cluster randomised trial

Objective To evaluate a training programme intended to improve the management of obesity, delivered to general practice teams. Design Cluster randomised trial. Setting Northern and Yorkshire region of England Participants 44 general practices invited consecutively attending obese adults to participate; 843 patients attended for collection of baseline data and were subsequently randomised. Inter...

Improving Obesity Management in Adult Primary Care

Cluster randomised trial of a tailored intervention to improve the management of overweight and obesity in primary care in England

BACKGROUND Tailoring is a frequent component of approaches for implementing clinical practice guidelines, although evidence on how to maximise the effectiveness of tailoring is limited. In England, overweight and obesity are common, and national guidelines have been produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. However, the guidelines are not routinely followed in primary c...

Primary care Preventing childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks: cluster randomised controlled trial

Objective To determine if a school based educational programme aimed at reducing consumption of carbonated drinks can prevent excessive weight gain in children. Design Cluster randomised controlled trial. Setting Six primary schools in southwest England. Participants 644 children aged 7-11 years. Intervention Focused educational programme on nutrition over one school year. Main outcome measures...