Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists

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Sponsor
Penn State University
Study ID
NCT07494097
Status
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Conditions

  • BMI
  • Diet Quality
  • Implementation
  • Responsive Parenting
  • Weight Gain Trajectory

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 40 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Data integration around responsive parenting — BEHAVIORAL
    The integrated PCP-WIC nutritionist care intervention group will receive 1) behavioral risk screening using a patient-reported outcome measure that is completed in the child's electronic health record; 2) an evidence-based responsive parenting curriculum ; 3) electronic integration and coordination between care settings to document and inform patient-centered messaging; and 4) telehealth coaching sessions and online educational modules to reinforce responsive parenting messaging at home.
  • Standard Care (in control arm) — BEHAVIORAL
    Standard siloed care from PCPs and WIC nutritionists

Study Details

This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy child growth and development. Responsive parenting means learning how to respond to a baby's needs in ways that support healthy eating, sleep, activity, and emotion regulation habits. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy growth from birth to 24 months? 2. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting, improve responsive parenting practices and child diet quality? The investigators will compare the group that receives secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting to a group that receives standard care (does not receive this) to see if secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting work to support healthy child growth and development. The goal is to see if this approach can improve early health behaviors and reduce health disparities for families in rural, low-income communities.

Key Dates

Start date
Aug 31, 2026
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Dec 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
380 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Integrated PCP-WIC Nutritionist Care
    Integrated care between PCPs and WIC nutritionists using health information technologies to promote responsive parenting and healthy growth
  • Active Comparator: Standard Care
    Standard siloed care from PCPs and WIC nutritionists without using health information technologies to promote responsive parenting and healthy growth

Primary Outcome Measure

Infant Weight Gain [ Time Frame: From birth to age 6 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity ParkPennsylvania16802-

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