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. 2021 Sep 23;2021(9):CD007651. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007651.pub3

1.1. Analysis.

Comparison 1: PA programme vs no PA programme, Outcome 1: Physical activity participation: all data

Physical activity participation: all data
Study Study population Intervention group Control Group Measurement period Overall effect Comment
Children: before and after school programme
Jago 2015 Year 7 female students After‐school dance classes Provided data only 20 weeks Between group difference in % meeting 60 min/day of MVPA: −1.11% (95% CI −1.68, −0.73)  
      1 year Between group difference in % meeting 60 min/day of MVPA: −1.18% ( (95% CI −1.82, 0.76)  
Children: schooltime PA
Kobel 2014 Pupils at primary school, grades 1 and 2 Teacher training, PA education, and active breaks No intervention 1 year Between‐group difference in % meeting 60 min/day of MVPA: 10.4% (not statistically significant)
Intervention group: 54.7%
Control group: 44.3%
 
           
Children: multi‐component interventions
Adab 2018 Year 1 students (aged 5 to 6 years) 30 min of additional MVPA on each school day, cooking workshops, a 6‐week healthy eating program, and information sheets for families Ongoing year 2 health related activities and education resources, excluding topics related to healthy eating and PA 15 months Between‐group difference in % meeting 60 min/day of MVPA: 0.005% (95% CI −0.101, 0.140)  
      18 months Between‐group difference in % meeting 60 min/day of MVPA: −0.067% (95% CI −0.165, 0.096)  
Adolescents: multi‐component interventions
Andrade 2014 Grades 8 and 9 students ACTIVITAL individual‐ and environmental‐based intervention Standard curriculum 28 months Between‐group difference in % meeting guidelines: 12.22% (P < 0.01)
Intervention group: ‐5.87%
Control: ‐18.09%
 
           
Harrington 2018 Female students in years 7 to 9, 11 to 14 years old Support for PA, PE, and school sport culture and practices with the support of the Youth Sport Trust and a hub school Continued with normal PA habits 7 months (midpoint) Meeting guidelines: OR: 0.78 (0.23, 2.65)  
      14 months Meeting guidelines: OR: 0.65 (0.23, 1.85)