NCT06989281

Evaluation of a Primary Care Based Lifestyle Medicine Clinic at UAB

Randomized Encouragement Trial to Evaluate the Implementation and Effectiveness of a Lifestyle Medicine Clinic in Primary Care

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 89 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized quality improvement project (i.e., not a research study) that will test the implementation and effectiveness of a lifestyle medicine clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Detailed description

This is a randomized quality improvement project that has received a non-human subjects research determination from the IRB at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. This study will use a randomized encouragement trial design to test whether a lifestyle medicine clinic at UAB (FLOW: Fitness, Lifestyle, and Optimum Wellness) is implementable and effective for improving cardiometabolic health (e.g., body weight, body composition, blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipids). Only patients of the UAB Family and Community Clinic are included in this project (i.e., no outside recruitment/enrollment).

Conditions

• Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	FLOW Lifestyle Medicine Clinic	The FLOW Lifestyle Medicine Clinic is a 12-month multidisciplinary program for improving obesity and obesity-related chronic conditions. FLOW is an evidence-based program that aligns with USPSTF recommendations for intensive behavioral counseling for obesity and cardiovascular disease risk reduction. There are at least 12 clinician/patient encounters in the FLOW clinic over 12 months including 6 with a registered dietitian and 6 with a FLOW physician. Behavioral Health assessments and visits are also offered as part of FLOW but are optional.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-03
• Primary completion: 2026-12-31
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2025-05-25
• Last updated: 2025-05-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States