Actively Recruiting
Medical Residents Learning Weight Management Counseling Skills
Led by University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Updated on 2025-09-10
630
Participants Needed
8
Research Sites
185 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to addresses the lack of weight management training physicians receive during their residency training. The main questions it aims to answer are: * How affective is the MRWeight curriculum at increasing medical residents weight management counseling (WMC) skills. * Evaluate residents' adoption of WMC skills in encounters with their patients * what would be the best way to get residents to adopt the WMC skills Residents in the comparison group will receive a course on obesity and weight management. The residents in the intervention group will have to attend 2 informational sessions and will receive 6 email modules on WMC. Both groups will also take part in 3 assessments over the course of 18 months to see which group has better WMC skills.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Medical Residents Learning Weight Management Counseling Skills
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Be a postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) resident in a participating site
- Residency program agrees to include the MRWeight program in the PGY1 core curriculum
- Residency director permits PGY1 residents to complete surveys and curriculum evaluations online or in class
- Residency site allows inclusion of three successive PGY1 cohorts for study participation
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 8 locations
1
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
Actively Recruiting
2
UC Davis
Sacramento, California, United States, 95820
Actively Recruiting
3
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
Not Yet Recruiting
4
Stony Brook
East Setauket, New York, United States, 11733
Actively Recruiting
5
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10467
Actively Recruiting
6
Penn State University
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
Actively Recruiting
7
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19140
Actively Recruiting
8
Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
RAJANI SADASIVAM, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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