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A randomised controlled trial of a community-based healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese adolescents: the Loozit® study protocol

Vanessa A Shrewsbury1*, Janice O'Connor1, Katharine S Steinbeck2, Kate Stevenson1, Anthea Lee1, Andrew J Hill3, Michael R Kohn4, Smita Shah5, Siranda Torvaldsen6 and Louise A Baur1

Author Affiliations

1 University of Sydney Clinical School, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia

2 Endocrinology & Adolescent Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital & University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

3 Academic Unit of Psychiatry & Behavioural Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Leeds University School of Medicine, Leeds, UK

4 Centre for Research into Adolescent's Health, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia

5 Primary Health Care Education and Research Unit, Sydney West Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW, Australia

6 Centre for Medical, Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision Making, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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BMC Public Health 2009, 9:119 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-119

Published: 29 April 2009

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Additional file 1:

Phase 1 of the Loozit® group program: weekly topics and key content. Topics and content covered in the parent and adolescent group sessions. Includes guidelines promoted in both adolescent and parent sessions.

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Additional file 2:

Phase 2 of the Loozit® group program: 'booster' session topics and key content. Topics and content covered in the adolescent 'booster' group sessions.

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