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

Lonsdale 2016.

Methods Type of trial: effectiveness‐implementation
Allocation: cluster‐randomised
Intervention model: parallel assignment
Masking: open
Participants Estimated number of schools: 20
Estimated number of students: 1219
Inclusion criteria (schools): −
Exclusion criteria (schools): schools designated as ‘Schools for Specific Purposes’ and those that participated in the original SCORES efficacy study
Inclusion criteria (students): students in Years 3 and 4
Exclusion criteria (students): −
Interventions Intervention: “Internet‐based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth (iPLAY)” intervention. The aim of this project is to modify, scale‐up, and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention previously shown to be efficacious in improving children’s physical activity, fundamental movement skills, and cardiorespiratory fitness. iPLAY will include 6 components to promote physical activity participation and fundamental movement skill competency. These components are (1) quality physical education and school sport; (2) classroom movement breaks; (3) physically active homework; (4) active playgrounds; (5) community physical activity links; (6) parent and caregiver engagement. Teachers will be trained in the components using a mixture of face‐to‐face workshops, online learning, and individualised observation and feedback
Comparator: teacher professional learning designed to improve delivery of the NSW Kindergarten‐Year 6 Science and Technology curriculum. This programme, known as My Science, has been shown to increase teacher confidence and student engagement in science; however, it is not expected to influence outcomes of the trial. Schools allocated to the attention control will be eligible to receive iPLAY after the study has been completed (i.e. 24 months post baseline)
Outcomes Primary outcome: cardiorespiratory fitness
Secondary outcomes: student physical activity, anthropometry, teacher's interpersonal style during PE and school sport, student behaviour, affect and cognition during PE and school sport, subjective well‐being, academic achievement, fundamental movement skill competency, cognitive control
Other outcomes: teacher‐, principal‐, and school‐level outcomes
Reason for awaiting classification Marked as 'complete' in clinical trials registry, but data not published
Stated aim of study "The aim of this project is to modify, scale‐up and evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention previously shown to be efficacious in improving children’s physical activity, fundamental movement skills and cardiorespiratory fitness"
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