The PREVENT Study  

Using digital health to improve health behavior counseling for overweight and obese patients in rural Southeast Missouri.   

August 2023- July 2026  

Project Goals:   

Conduct a clinic-randomized trial to:  

• Evaluate the implementation of PREVENT, a digital health tool, and its impact on clinic workflows and care delivery.    
• Describe how PREVENT influences health behavior counseling and the patient experience.   
• Evaluate preliminary indications of PREVENT’s impact on patients’ motivation to change, and CVH behaviors and outcomes.   

Project Contact: PreventStudy@wustl.edu 

Project Staff: 

Principal Investigator: Maura Kepper, PhD 

Project Manager: Angeline Gacad, MPH 

Research Assistants: Loni Parrish, Amanda Gilbert, Ainsley McKenzie and Oghosa Evboumwan 

Project Partners  

Missouri Highlands Health Care  

Funding Source  

American Heart Association (AHA): 23TPA1071038