Malden 2018.

Study name	Adapting the ToyBox obesity prevention intervention for use in Scottish preschools: protocol for a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial
Methods	Study design: cluster‐RCT
Participants	Service type: centre‐based Country (region): Scotland (Glasgow) Number of services participating: 6
Interventions	Number of conditions: 1 intervention, 1 control Intervention strategies: Health curriculum Children Curriculum: teacher‐led interactive activities Ethos and environment Children Exposure: teacher‐led physical activity sessions and movement breaks, as well as interactive stories ECEC staff Training: early years practitioners will receive a 2.5 h training session prior to intervention commencement. The session will cover guidelines for designing a movement‐friendly classroom environment, delivery of the physical activity and sedentary behaviour components, use of the practitioner logbook and a briefing on the content and timing of the parental component of the intervention. Support: the lead researcher and coproducing early years practitioner will visit the preschools to assist with any issues, and observe delivery of the programme to ensure it is being delivered as intended. Service Materials: preschools will be provided with a "ToyBox" containing equipment, puppets and classroom activity guides. Partnerships Families Materials: parents will be provided with an introductory pack at the start of the intervention detailing what ToyBox‐Scotland is and how it relates to them. They will be given instructions on how to use the wallchart and stickers to incentivise their child’s behaviour, and short instructions for each homework game will be provided to parents via the early years practitioners.
Outcomes	Outcomes relating to child dietary intake: Home eating/snacking intake, water consumption Outcomes relating to child anthropometric measures: BMI
Starting date	December 2017
Contact information	Dr Stephen Malden, stephen.malden@strath.ac.uk
Notes	ISRCTN registry: ISRCTN12831555