Table 3.
Study characteristics of included studies—intervention and comparator.
| Author, year | Intervention duration | TMa intervention | Comparators |
| Brannon et al, 2017 [48] | 24 days | TM + mobile app | Mobile app only |
| Chen et al, 2017 [49] | 6 months | TM + Fitbit tracker and app + online program | Online program + pedometer + diary |
| Dewar et al, 2013 [50] | 12 months | TM + school program | Waitlist condensed intervention |
| Dewar et al, 2014 [51] | 12 months | TM + school program | Waitlist condensed intervention |
| Ermetici et al, 2016 [52] | 24 months | TM + school program | No information |
| Lana et al, 2014 [60] | 9 months | TM + online program | Online intervention, limited access online intervention |
| Lau et al, 2012 [53] | 8 weeks | TM + online program | No intervention |
| Lubans et al, 2012 [54] | 12 months | TM + school program | Waitlist condensed intervention |
| Mendoza et al, 2017 [55] | 10 weeks | TM + Fitbit tracker and app + Facebook group | Standard care |
| Newton et al, 2009 [56] | 12 weeks | TM + pedometer | Standard care |
| Patrick et al, 2013 [57] | 12 months | TM + online program | Online program, online program + group sessions + phone calls, usual care |
| Sirriyeh et al, 2010 [58] | 2 weeks | TM only | Neutral TM |
| Straker et al, 2014 [59] | 12 months | TM + group sessions + phone calls | No intervention |
aTM: text messaging.