Table 2 Usual care program details

One Body, One Life (OBOL) (Coventry)

Parent and child group based

Healthy eating

1.5 hrs weekly for 10 weeks

Physical activity

Delivery at school or community venue

Health checks

Change4Life Advisor (Warwickshire)

Parent and child one-to-one with Change4Life advisor

Healthy eating (Eatwell plate, portion sizes, food labeling)

First session ~1.5 hours, subsequent visits ~45 minutes

Increasing physical activity

Number of visits varies according to family needs (average five visits)

Majority of visits at home, occasionally at school or clinic

Wolverhampton Inspiring and Supporting Health (WISH) (Wolverhampton)

Parent and child group based

MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do it!) and Choose It (focusing on taster sessions for physical activity and healthy eating)

2 hrs weekly for 10 weeks

Delivery at community venue

Weight Watchers (10 years plus) (Wolverhampton)

Parent and child group based

Healthy eating (portion sizes)

1 hr weekly for 12 weeks

Encourage increased physical activity (pedometers for sale)

Delivery at community venue