A randomised control trial to evaluate the online delivery of the Better Health Program for children aged 7-13 years who have overweight or obesity in Victoria

The online Better Health Program is a 10-week family-based program aimed to promote healthy behaviour changes in children aged 7-13 years, with overweight or obesity. The program consists of: a. 10 interactive modules (1 module released per week to participants, each requiring approximately 30 minutes to complete), with pre-recorded multimedia presentation, games, and summary/recap questions. The modules provide evidence-based information and activities on/related to healthy eating, physical activity and behaviour change. The modules also include suggested targets for participants to meet related to the information presented in each module. To monitor/confirm participation/engagement in the program, the program includes weekly health coaching sessions where coaches would check in on the participant’s progress and address queries. Better Health Company team members/administrators are also able to retrieve information on the fraction of the modules each participant has completed via their education platform. b. weekly health coaching sessions (expected to last approximately 30 minutes per appointment) conducted over the phone by a Better Health Company health coach. The coaches would check in on the participant’s progress and address queries related to the week’s completed module, including asking participants if they have met the suggested targets. If targets have been satisfied, health coaches would award participants with a token (the program includes a token system where participants may exchange their tokens for prizes at program completion). c. questionnaires-measurements, medical history, physical activity, eating habits, parent survey, child survey, feedback (requiring approximately 30 minutes to complete; completed at the start and/or end of the program-post 10 weeks)