Table 4.

Reported effects on body weight and prevalence of overweight in overweight or obese children

Name project, design trial	Age participants/sample size	Results
		Effect size /% (CI or p value)	Outcome	Follow-up
Alive ‘n’Kicking [29]	4-6 years	−0,8 / 3,4%	BMI1	12 wks
Pretest/posttest comparison without control group (children who started the program)	7-11 years	0,6 / 2,5%
	12-15 years	−0,3 / 0,9%
	4-6 years	−2,7 / 3,6%	Waist Circumference (cm)
	7-11 years	−2,0 / 2,3%
	12-15 years	−5,4 / 6,0%
	N = 389 started // 309 completers
Integrated Obesity Care Pathway - A Whole Systems Approach 2	7-17 years	+0,8	Body weight	1 year
Pre post test design (completers of program)	N = 48	−0,9 (p < 0,05)
Mend [ [30], [31]]	8-12 years
RCT	N = 37 intervention	- 1.2 (−1.8 to −0.6); p < 0,001	Δ BMI	6 months
	N = 45 control	- 4,1 (−5,6 to −2,7); p < 0,001	Δ Waist circumference
	N = 42 intervention	−0,1 (−0,7 – +0,4)	BMI	12 months
		−3,1 (−4,6 - -1,6)	Waist circumference
	7-13 years
	N = 9754 intervention (N = 6815 complete measurements)	−0,18	BMI z score	10 weeks
		−0,22	Waist circumference z score
Fun 4 Life 2	8-16 years	−0,3	Body weight	3 months
Pre post test design (completers of program)	N = 63	−0,5	BMI
[32]	8-15 years	No effect	BMI	12 weeks
	N = 19

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