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. 2010 Mar 17;2010(3):CD005575. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005575.pub3

TAPESTRY Dublin 2003.

Methods Design: Controlled before‐after study
Duration of follow‐up:1 month
Participants Country: Ireland
Setting: Urban and rural primary schools
Intervention group: 4 schools, 230 baseline responses
Control group: 2 schools, 38 baseline responses
Age 11‐12 years. Gender not reported
Interventions Walk to school week
‐ information packs for students and parents
‐ other promotional material on walking to school (posters etc.)
‐ children walking or cycling to school were eligible for prizes, as were schools
‐ additional infrastructure for walking/cycling in conjunction with campaign
Duration of intervention: 1 week
Outcomes Usual mode of travel to school
Effects on inequalities not reported.
Adverse effects not reported.
Notes Parts of report very poorly written and structured, and difficult to interpret
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Adequate sequence generation? High risk Not randomised
Allocation concealment? High risk Not randomised
Blinding? 
 All outcomes High risk Not feasible. Could have influenced outcomes
Incomplete outcome data addressed? 
 All outcomes Low risk 100% response rate at follow up survey
Free of selective reporting? Unclear risk Not clear that all pre‐specified outcomes were included
Free of other bias? High risk Apparently inconsistent results reported in paper without clear explanation. Possible errors in data or reporting. A further school class was added at the time of the follow up survey
Adequate matching of intervention / control groups? High risk Baseline travel mode differed substantially between intervention and control groups. Baseline car use was 44% in intervention schools and 78% in control schools. Intervention schools were within the city limits, while control schools were outside the jurisdiction of the city council and appeared to be rural.