Search terms and databases

Unless otherwise stated, search terms are free text terms. Abbreviations: '$': stands for any character; '?': substitutes one or no character; adj: adjacent (i.e. number of words within range of search term); exp: exploded MeSH; MeSH: medical subject heading (MEDLINE medical index term); pt: publication type; sh: MeSH; tw: text word.

The Cochrane Library

Update search, via Wiley InterScience: January 1 2007 to October 21 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search: Issue 3, 2007 (search conducted 16 May 2007) Random* control* trial* OR double blind OR single blind OR clinical trial* OR placebo* OR random* allocat* OR intervention    AND Exercise OR physical education OR physical training OR physical activity OR physical inactivity OR physical fitness OR fitness OR sedentary OR lifestyle OR sport* OR walk* OR danc* AND child* OR adolescen* AND school

MEDLINE

Update search, via Ovid: May Week 1 2007 to October Week 2 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search via Ovid: 1950 to June Week 3 2007 (search conducted 27 June 2007) 1. Randomized controlled trials/ 2. Randomized controlled trial.pt 3. Random allocation/ 4. Double blind method/ 5. Single blind method/ 6. Clinical trial.pt. or clinical trial.sh. or clinical trials.jn. or clinical trials.kw. 7. or/1‐6 8. (clinic$ adj trial$1).tw. 9. ((singl$ or doubl$ or treb$ or tripl$) adj (blind$3 or mask$3)).tw. 10. Placebos/ 11. Placebo$.tw. 12. Randomly allocated.tw. 13. (allocated adj2 random).tw. 14. or/8‐13 15. 7 or 14 16. Case report.tw. 17. Letter.pt. 18. Historical article.pt. 19. or/16‐18 20. 15 not 19 21. exp exercise/ 22. physical inactivity.mp. 23. physical activity.mp. 24. exp motor activity/ 25. (physical education and training).mp. 26. exp "Physical Education and Training"/ 27. exp physical fitness/ 28. sedentary.ab. or sedentary.ti. 29. exp life style/ 30. exp leisure activities/ 31. exp walking/ 32. exp sports/ 33. exp dancing/ 34. dancing.mp. 35. exp exercise therapy/ 36. (exercise$ adj aerobic$).tw. 37. (physical$ adj5 (fit$ or train$ or activ$ or endur$)).tw. 38. (exercis$ adj5 (train$ or physical$ or activ$)).tw. 39. sport$.tw. 40. walk$.tw. 41. cycle$.tw. 42. (("lifestyle" or life‐style) adj5 activ$).tw. 43. (("lifestyle" or life‐style) adj5 physical$).tw. 44. or/21‐43 45. limit 44 to ("child (6 to 12 years)" or "adolescent (13 to 18 years)") 46. 20 and 45 47. school.tw. 48. 46 and 47 49. limit 48 to ed=20070501‐20111021

EMBASE

Update search, via Ovid Week 18 2007 to Week 41 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search, via Ovid: 1985 to June 2007, week 26 (search conducted 27 June 2007) 1.  Randomized controlled trials/ 2.  Random allocation/ 3.  Double blind method/ 4.  Single blind method/ 5.  clinical trial/ 6.  (clinic$ adj trial$1).tw. 7.  ((singl$ or doubl$ or treb$ or tripl$) adj (blind$3 or mask$3)).tw. 8.  Placebos/ 9.  Placebo$.tw. 10. Randomly allocated.tw. 11. (allocated adj2 random).tw. 12. or/1‐11 13. Case report.tw. 14. Letter.pt. 15. 13 or 14 16. 12 not 15 17. exp physical activity/ 18. physical inactivity.mp. 19. exp exercise/ 20. exp fitness/ 21. exp physical education/ 22. exp sport/ 23. exp exertion/ 24. exp leisure/ 25. exp lifestyle/ 26. exercis$.tw. 27.    (physical$ adj5 activ$).tw. 28.    (physical$ adj5 fit$).tw. 29.    (physical$ adj5 lifestyle$).tw. 30.   (physical$ adj5 train$).tw. 31.   exp dancing/ 32.    walk.tw. 33.    exp kinesiotherapy/ 34.    exp Exercise Therapy/ 35.    exercis$.af. 36.    (aerobics or physical therapy or physical activity or physical inactivity).af. 37.    (fitness adj (class$ or regime$ or program$)).af. 38.    (aerobics or physical therapy or physical training or physical education).af. 39.    dance therapy.af. 40.    sedentary behavio?r.af. 41.    or/17‐40 42.    limit 41 to (school child <7 to 12 years> or adolescent <13 to 17 years>) 43.    16 and 42 44.    school.tw. 45.    43 and 44 46.    limit 45 to em=200718‐201141

BIOSIS

Update search, via Web of Science: January 2007 to October 2011 (search conducted October 21, 2011) Original search, via Web of Science: 1995 to June 2007 (search conducted June 27, 2007) 1. TS=(physical activity OR exercise) 2. TS=(obesity OR overweight) 3. TS=(physical fitness OR fitness) 4. TS=(school OR school‐based intervention OR physical education OR student*) 5. TS=(child* OR adolescent*) 6. TS=(randomized controlled trial OR random trial OR control trial) 7. 1 OR 2 OR 3 8. 4 AND 5 AND 6 AND 7

CINAHL

Update search, via EBSCO Host Research Databases: January 2007 to October 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search, via Ovid: 1982 to June Week 4 2007 (search conducted 28 June 2007) S1. (MH "Clinical Trials+") S2. (MH "Clinical Effectiveness") S3. (MH "Single‐Blind Studies") or (MH "Double‐Blind Studies") S4. (MH "Random Assignment") S5. (MH "Placebos") S6. (MH "Quantitative Studies") S7. S1 or S2 or S3 or S4 or S5 or S6 S8. (MH "Exercise+") or (MH "Aerobic Exercises+") S9. "physical inactivity" S10. (MH "Life Style, Sedentary") S11. ("physical education") or (MH "Physical Education and Training+") S12. ("physical activity") or (MH "Physical Activity") S13. ("physical fitness") or (MH "Physical Fitness+") or ("fitness") S14. ("walk") or (MH "Walking") or (MH "Sports") S15. "sport*" S16. S8 or S9 or S10 or S11 or S12 or S13 or S14 or S15 S17. ((MH "Schools+") or (MH "Schools, Elementary") or (MH "Schools, Middle") or ("school*")) S18. S7 and S16 and S17 ? Limiters ‐ Publication Year from: 2007‐2011; Age Groups: Child, 6‐12 years, Adolescence, 13‐18 years

SPORTDiscus

Updata search, via EBSCO Host Research Databases: January 1 2007 to October 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search, via EBSCO Host Research Databases: 1985 to June 2007 (search conducted 13 July 2007) Control group OR randomi* control* trial OR effect* OR random sample* OR control subject* AND Physical activity OR physical inactivity OR exercise OR physical fitness OR fitness OR sport* OR danc* OR walk* OR physical education OR obesity OR body weight AND Child OR adolescent AND School

PsycINFO

Update search, via Ovid: May Week 1 2007 to October Week 3 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search, via Ovid: 1985 to June 2007 (search conducted 13 July 2007) 1. Randomized controlled trial.mp. 2. Random allocation.mp. 3. Double blind method.mp. 4. Single blind method.mp. 5. clinical trial.mp. 6. (clinic$ adj trial$1).tw. 7. ((singl$ or doubl$ or treb$ or tripl$) adj (blind$3 or mask$3)).tw. 8. Placebo$.tw. 9. Randomly allocated.tw. 10. (allocated adj2 random).tw. 11. Case report.tw. 12. Letter.mp. 13. Historical article.mp. 14. or/1‐10 15. or/11‐13 16. 14 not 15 17. exp exercise/ 18. physical inactivity.mp. 19. physical activity.mp. 20. (physical education and training).mp. 21. exp physical fitness/ 22. sedentary.ab. or sedentary.ti. 23. exp walking/ 24. exp sports/ 25. dancing.mp. 26. (exercise$ adj aerobic$).tw. 27. (physical$ adj5 (fit$ or train$ or activ$ or endur$)).tw. 28. (exercis$ adj5 (train$ or physical$ or activ$)).tw. 29. sport$.tw. 30. walk$.tw. 31. cycle$.tw. 32. (("lifestyle" or life‐style) adj5 activ$).tw. 33. (("lifestyle" or life‐style) adj5 physical$).tw. 34. lifestyle.mp. 35. leisure.mp. 36. or/17‐35 37. 16 and 36 38. school.tw. 39. 37 and 38 40. limit 39 to (180 school age <age 6 to 12 yrs> or 200 adolescence <age 13 to 17 yrs>) 41. limit 40 to up=20070501‐20111021

Sociological Abstracts

Update search, via Scholars Portal: January 1 2007 to October 21 2011 (search conducted 21 October 2011) Original search, via Scholars Portal: 1985 to June 2007 (search conducted 27 June 2007) Control group OR randomi* control* trial OR effect* OR random sample* OR control subject* AND Physical activity OR physical inactivity OR exercise OR physical fitness OR fitness OR sport* OR danc* OR walk* OR physical education OR obesity OR body weight AND Child OR adolescent AND School