A staged approach to address youth unresponsive to initial obesity intervention: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Maintenance interventions inherently require BMI improvement to maintain. This overlooks individuals initially unresponsive to obesity interventions. Staged pediatric clinical treatment guidelines were adapted to the school setting to develop an escalated treatment option for individuals initially unresponsive. This staged randomized controlled trial examined differences between escalated treatment (Take CHARGE!) and a maintenance program (PE Planners). Take CHARGE was hypothesized to have greater improvements in BMI as a percentage of the 95th BMI Percentile (%BMIp95) than PE Planners.

Subjects/methods

From 2018 to 2020, 171 middle and high schoolers (BMI Percentile ≥ 85) were recruited from a Houston school district to participate in a staged obesity i

SUBMITTER: Arlinghaus KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8377703 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature