iAmHealthy Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG)

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER · Mar 19, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

The iAmHealthy Clinical Practice Guideline study is looking at ways to help children aged 6 to 11 who are struggling with obesity, especially those living in rural areas. The goal is to see if different support methods, like a program called iAmHealthy or a newsletter, can make a difference in helping these kids reach a healthier weight. The study will take place in clinics, where some will use the iAmHealthy program while others will serve as a comparison group without it.

To participate, children must be between 6 and 11 years old, have a body mass index (BMI) at or above the 85th percentile (which means they weigh more than most kids their age), and live in a rural area. They should also speak English or Spanish. However, children with certain health issues or those already involved in other weight-loss trials won't be eligible. If your child qualifies and decides to join, they will be part of this important research aimed at improving health for kids in similar situations.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria for individual participants:
• • Child is ages 6-11 years at consent
• • Child BMI %ile is ≥85th
• • Child lives in a rural area
• • Child/family speaks English or Spanish
• Exclusion criteria for individual participants:
• • Child has a physical limitation or injury that substantially limits physical mobility or has a planned medical treatment during the course of the trial that will substantially limit physical mobility
• • Child has a known medical issue that could affect protocol compliance (e.g., cancer)
• • Child and/or primary caregiver has a developmental delay or cognitive impairment that could affect protocol compliance
• • Child is enrolled in a weight-loss trial
• • Child has a sibling who has already consented in the trial
• Inclusion criteria for clinics:
• • History of collaboration with site awardee in research or quality improvement projects
• • In the past year at least 300 eligible potential participants
• • The clinic must have an electronic medical records system
• Exclusion criteria for clinics:
• • Unable to generate lists of children seen in clinic by date of visit, age, and zip code