Table 1

FIT sessions description

FIT phasesWeeks in TreatmentSession 1Session 2
Phase 1Week 1Motivation and CMIntroduction to FLEX Session (optional)
Week 2Physical Activity Education+CMFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 3Nutrition Education 1+CMFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 4Nutrition Education 2+CMFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 5Self-Monitoring of PA and Nutrition+CMFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 6Managing HungerFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Phase 2Week 7Foundation Module: Managing HungerFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 8Foundation Module: Managing CravingsFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 9Foundation Module: Environmental Control of Nutrition and Physical ActivityFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 10Foundational Module: Parenting SessionFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 11Transitional Session: *Functional AnalysisFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Week 12Functional AnalysisFamily FLEX Session (optional)
Phase 3Weeks 13–24 (Tailored Activities†)Planning and Organisation SkillsPhone Check In
Week 14To Be Determined (TBD)Phone Check In
Week 15TBD
Week 16TBDPhone Check In
Week 17TBDPhone Check In
Week 18TBDPhone Check In
Week 19TBDPhone Check In
Week 20TBDPhone Check In
Week 21TBD
Week 22Maintenance Module Values and CommitmentPhone Check In
Week 23Module: Managing Slips with Think PlanPhone Check In
Week 24Module: TerminationPhone Check In
  • *As families transition into phase 3, CHWs conduct a functional analyses to determine what factors (e.g., antecedents, behaviours, consequences) that can maintain or undermine healthy lifestyle changes (e.g., decreased sedentary behaviour, increased physical activity) achieved during FIT.

  • †Tailored activities: Based on the results of the functional analysis, the following modules represent activities that may be selected during weeks 13–24 based on a family’s needs including Planning and Organisation Skill; Managing Thoughts (Teen or Caregiver); Managing Emotional Eating and Refusal Skills.

  • CHWs, community health workers; CM, contingency management; FIT, FIT Families.