Summary of key characteristics of studies included in update review (shaded studies reported a significant positive effect on PA)
| Target population | Intervention characteristics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Weight | Age (years) | Sex | Ethnicity | Theory-based | Session types | Location | Target | Type* | Duration |
| Family-based interventions | ||||||||||
| Chen et al 201036 | All | 8–10 | Both | Chinese American | SCT | Group, P/C separately | Outside home | PA and diet | C: EDU + EXE P: EDU | 2 Months |
| Hovell et al 200937 | All | 10–13 | Both | – | – | Group, P/C separately | Outside home | PA and diet | C: EDU + EXE P: EDU | 2 Months |
| Morgan et al 201038 | All | 5–12 | Both | – | SCT/FST | Group, P/C together and separately | Outside home | PA and diet | EDU + EXE | 3 Months |
| Reinehr et al 201039 | OV only | 8–16 | Both | – | Systemic and solution-focused theories | Group, P/C together and separately | Outside home | PA and diet | C: EDU + EXE P: EDU | 6 Months |
| Sacher et al 201040 | OB only | 8–12 | Both | – | Learning and SCTs | Group, P/C together | Outside home | PA and diet | C: EDU + EXE P: EDU | 6 Months |
| Shelton et al 200741 | OV/OB only | 3–10 | Both | – | – | Group, P only | Outside home | PA and diet | EDU | 1 Month |
| Community-based interventions | ||||||||||
| Black et al 201042 | All | 11–16 | Both | Non-Hispanic black African-American | SCT/MI | Mentor, 1-1 with C, P present | At home | PA and diet | EDU + EXE | 11 Months |
| Farley et al 200743 | All | 7–14 | Both | – | NA | NA – playground made available | Outside home | PA | ENV | 2 Years |
| Haire-Joshu et al 201044 | All | 5–12 | Both | – | SCT | Mentor, 1-1 with C, info for P | Outside home | PA and diet | EDU | ∼6 Months |
| Rosenkranz et al 201045 | All | 9–13 | Girls | – | SCT | Group (C only) | Outside home | PA and diet | EDU + EXE | 6 Months |
For full description of studies, please see supplementary table 2.
↵* Type of intervention categorised as: ENV (environmental) – changes to policy or physical environment; EDU (educational) – including giving information, working with participants to set goals, etc; EXE (exercise) – providing exercise sessions.
C, child; FST, family systems theory; MI, motivational interviewing; NA, not applicable; OB, obese; OV, overweight; P, parent; PA, physical activity; SCT, social cognitive theory.