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. 2022 Aug 29;2022(8):CD011677. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011677.pub3

Lonsdale 2016.

Study name Scaling‐up an efficacious school‐based physical activity intervention: Study protocol for the 'Internet‐based Professional Learning to help teachers support Activity in Youth' (iPLAY) cluster randomized controlled trial and scale‐up implementation evaluation
Methods Study design: 2 complementary studies will be conducted and evaluated alongside each other.
Participants School type: primary schools
Region: NSW, Australia
Interventions Number of experimental conditions: 2 (1 intervention, 1 control)
Policies, practices or programmes targeted by the intervention
The programme targeted by the intervention is a modified version of the SCORES programme. SCORES was a comprehensive, multicomponent physical activity and fundamental movement skills programme for primary schools. The modified intervention centres around online delivery of professional learning to teachers. The modified intervention will be known as iPLAY (Internet‐based Professional Learning to help teachers to support Activity in Youth) and will be facilitated by various implementation strategies/interventions.
Implementation strategies
EPOC: audit and feedback
‐ Individualised mentoring to primary teachers and feedback
EPOC: educational meetings
‐ Peer observations and group discussions
EPOC: tailored interventions
‐ Prompts and self‐reflection
‐ Action plan
EPOC: educational materials
‐ Online learning and resources
‐ Professional learning
EPOC: other
‐ Rewards for teachers
‐ Social marketing
Outcomes Outcome relating to the implementation of childcare service policies, practices or programmes
‐ A range of implementation outcomes will be collected and may be appropriate for inclusion.
Starting date Enrolments began: 13 June 2016
Contact information A/Prof Chris Lonsdale, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Locked Bag 2002, Strathfield NSW 2135
Notes Trial registration: Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12616000731493). Date of registration: 3 June 2016