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

Sutherland 2019.

Study name PA4E1 Implementation
Methods Type of trial: implementation
Allocation: cluster‐randomised
Intervention model: parallel assignment
Masking: blinded (participants, outcome assessors, data analysts)
Participants Estimated number of schools: 49
Estimated number of students:
Inclusion criteria (schools): co‐educational secondary Department of Education (DOE) and Catholic schools that enrol students in Grades 7 through 10, are located in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities (ranked in the bottom 50% of NSW suburbs based on the SEIFA Index of Relative Socioeconomic Disadvantage), are not fully selective/sports/performing arts/agriculture/boarding schools, are not participating in other major whole‐school physical activity intervention studies/initiatives, have the capacity to release a teacher to implement the intervention (school champion) student‐level measures
Exclusion criteria (schools):
Inclusion criteria (students): 11 to 14 years
Exclusion criteria (students): severe intellectual or physical disabilities
Interventions Intervention: PA4E1 will be implemented using an in‐school champion, obtaining executive and leadership support, with teacher professional learning, tools and resources, prompts and reminders, implementation support, and implementation performance monitoring and feedback
Comparator: low‐dose intervention at completion of the trial
Outcomes Primary outcome: implementation of 4 of 7 PA practices
Secondary outcomes: physical activity, adiposity, cost and cost‐effectiveness
Other outcomes:
Starting date Trial start date: 18/05/2017
Trial completion date: 30/06/2020 (anticipated)
Contact information Responsible party/Principal investigator: Rachel Sutherland (Responsible Party), Prof. John Wiggers (Principal Investigator)
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