Advancing Biopsychosocial Care Training Initiative

Launched by WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · Jun 25, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying two different ways to train healthcare providers to better support patients with obesity and related health issues at community health centers. The goal is to see which training method helps patients lose weight more effectively, encourages more patients to use recommended treatments, improves how often doctors and other providers refer patients to these treatments, and is more affordable to put into practice. The study will look at both short-term and long-term results for patients and providers.

People who might be involved include healthcare providers like doctors, nurses, dietitians, and counselors working at certain clinics, as well as patients who have obesity, are covered by Medicaid, and receive care at these clinics. Patients must be at least 5 years old to participate. If you join as a patient, you won’t need to do anything extra—your healthcare team will be trained, and the study will look at your health information to see how well the training helps with weight management. This study aims to find better ways to support people with obesity through improved care at clinics that serve many low-income families.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Study Eligibility Criteria - Provider Trainees:
• • Provider Trainees must be PCPs, BHPs, RDNs, or CHWs who work at participating clinics.
• • PCPs that are eligible to participate as Provider Trainees can be any of the following: Medical Doctors (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Physician Assistants (PA), or Nurse Practitioners (NP). PCPs must see patients in a primary care setting and be capable of referring patients to IBT and MNT.
• • BHPs that are eligible to participate as Provider Trainees must be at least one of the following categories (listed with typical credentials): Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Psychologist (PhD/PsyD), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatrist (MD).
• • RDNs that are eligible to participate as Provider Trainees must be Registered Dietitians/Registered Dietitian Nutritionists.
• • CHWs that are eligible to participate as Provider Trainee must be board certified Community Health Worker in the state of Missouri.
• • Study Eligibility - EHR Patients: Benefit-Eligible Patients from Participating Clinics
• • Benefit-Eligible Patients from Participating Clinics can either be youth (ages 5-20) or adults (ages 21+) and must be recipients of Medicaid, eligible for the MO Medicaid benefit (i.e., Medicaid recipients with obesity), and have been seen at participating FQHC clinics.
• Exclusion Criteria - Provider Trainees:
• • Not at a participating clinic
• Exclusion Criteria - Benefit-Eligible Patients from Participating Clinics:
• • Patients without obesity
• • Patients not on Medicaid
• • Youth under the age of 5
• • Not a patient at a participating clinic