Protocol for the rural engagement in Primary Care for optimizing weight reduction (RE-POWER) trial: Comparing three obesity treatment models in rural primary care

The objective of this cluster-randomized pragmatic trial is to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of three obesity treatment models in rural primary care: the Intensive Behavior Therapy fee-for-service (FFS) model reimbursed by Medicare, a team-based model that recognizes the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) as a preferred delivery approach, and the centralized disease management (DM) model, in which phone-based counseling is provided outside of with the primary care practice.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - February 16, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, Edward F. Ellerbeck, Kim S. Kimminau, Allen Greiner, Byron Gajewski, Terry Huang, Michael G. Perri, Tera L. Fazzino, Danielle Christifano, Leslie Eiland, Andjela Drincic Source Type: research