Designing a childhood obesity preventive intervention using the multiphase optimization strategy: The Healthy Bodies Project.
Lori A FrancisRobert L NixRhonda BeLueKathleen L KellerKari C KuglerBrandi Y RollinsJennifer S SavagePublished in: Clinical trials (London, England) (2023)
This research project highlights the ways in which an innovative approach to the design and initial evaluation of preventive interventions may increase the likelihood of long-term success. The lessons from this research project have implications for childhood obesity research as well as other preventive interventions that include multiple components, each targeting unique contributors to a multifaceted problem.