Validation of remote anthropometric measurements in a rural randomized pediatric clinical trial in primary care settings.

ABSTRACT: Rural children are more at risk for childhood obesity but may have difficulty participating in pediatric weight management clinical trials if in-person visits are required. Remote assessment of height and weight observed via videoconferencing may provide a solution by improving the accuracy of self-reported data. This study aims to validate a low-cost, scalable video-assisted protocol for remote height and weight measurements in children and caregivers. Families were provided with low-cost digital scales and tape measures and a standardized protocol for remote measurements. Thirty-three caregiver and child (6-11 years old) dyads completed remote (at home) height and weight measurements while being observed by research staff via videoconferencing, as well as in-person measurements with rese

SUBMITTER: Zhang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10764753 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature