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Establishment of the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry: A National Research Collaborative for Identifying the Optimal Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity.

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Kirk, S; Armstrong, S; King, E; Trapp, C; Grow, M; Tucker, J; Joseph, M; Liu, L; Weedn, A; Sweeney, B; Fox, C; Fathima, S; Williams, R ...
Published in: Child Obes
February 2017

BACKGROUND: Prospective patient registries have been successfully utilized in several disease states with a goal of improving treatment approaches through multi-institutional collaboration. The prevalence of youth with severe obesity is at a historic high in the United States, yet evidence to guide effective weight management is limited. The Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER) was established in 2013 to identify and promote effective intervention strategies for pediatric obesity. METHODS: Sites in POWER provide multicomponent pediatric weight management (PWM) care for youth with obesity and collect a defined set of demographic and clinical parameters, which they regularly submit to the POWER Data Coordinating Center. A program profile survey was completed by sites to describe characteristics of the respective PWM programs. RESULTS: From January 2014 through December 2015, 26 US sites were enrolled in POWER and had submitted data on 3643 youth with obesity. Ninety-five percent were 6-18 years of age, 54% female, 32% nonwhite, 32% Hispanic, and 59% publicly insured. Over two-thirds had severe obesity. All sites included a medical provider and used weight status in their referral criteria. Other program characteristics varied widely between sites. CONCLUSION: POWER is an established national registry representing a diverse sample of youth with obesity participating in multicomponent PWM programs across the United States. Using high-quality data collection and a collaborative research infrastructure, POWER aims to contribute to the development of evidence-based guidelines for multicomponent PWM programs.

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Child Obes

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2153-2176

Publication Date

February 2017

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 17

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Registries
  • Prospective Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Child
  • Body Weight
 

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Kirk, S., Armstrong, S., King, E., Trapp, C., Grow, M., Tucker, J., … Stratbucker, W. (2017). Establishment of the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry: A National Research Collaborative for Identifying the Optimal Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity. Child Obes, 13(1), 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2016.0060
Kirk, Shelley, Sarah Armstrong, Eileen King, Christine Trapp, Mollie Grow, Jared Tucker, Madeline Joseph, et al. “Establishment of the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry: A National Research Collaborative for Identifying the Optimal Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity.Child Obes 13, no. 1 (February 2017): 9–17. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2016.0060.
Kirk S, Armstrong S, King E, Trapp C, Grow M, Tucker J, Joseph M, Liu L, Weedn A, Sweeney B, Fox C, Fathima S, Williams R, Kim R, Stratbucker W. Establishment of the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry: A National Research Collaborative for Identifying the Optimal Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Obesity. Child Obes. 2017 Feb;13(1):9–17.
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Published In

Child Obes

DOI

EISSN

2153-2176

Publication Date

February 2017

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

9 / 17

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Registries
  • Prospective Studies
  • Physical Fitness
  • Pediatric Obesity
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Child
  • Body Weight