A staged approach to address youth unresponsive to initial obesity intervention: a randomized clinical trial.
Katherine R ArlinghausDaniel P O'ConnorTracey A LedouxSheryl O HughesCraig A JohnstonPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)
Participant outcomes in semester two differed based on initial response. Individuals responsive to initial intervention were most likely to benefit from a maintenance intervention and those initially unresponsive benefited more from escalated treatment. This indicates the need for staged intervention protocols to better address obesity in the school setting.