Table 1.
Eligibility criteria.
| Terms | Eligibility criteria | |
|---|---|---|
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | |
| Population | Older primary school aged children (7–11 years) attending state funded schools Schools in Europe |
Special or private schools Children with chronic conditions (including overweight and obesity) or learning difficulties Schools outside of Europe |
| Concept | Interventions aiming to increase children’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) | Interventions aiming to increase MVPA in combination with other health behaviors (e.g., healthy eating) Intervention lasting less than 4 weeks. Studies in which intervention components could not be extracted due to lack of detail. |
| Context | Interventions targeting physical activity during school term time within the extended school day or across the wider school environment (e.g., within school curriculum, school break times, travel to school, before and after school clubs, homework). | Interventions conducted outside of the extended school day (e.g., in school holidays or the use of school facilities for evening community groups) Interventions that did not directly target the provision or knowledge of physical activity (e.g., smartphone bans) Interventions focused on eHealth or use of technology (e.g., apps, virtual reality, electronic tablets) |
| Type of publication | Peer-reviewed studies of experimental design (e.g., randomized controlled trials, between-subject, quasi-experimental) | Student theses, conference abstracts, editorials, opinion pieces, reviews, protocols, commentaries Articles not published in English |