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

Sutherland 2019.

Study name Physical Activity 4 Everyone (PA4E1) program
Methods Study design: RCT
Participants School type: secondary schools, grades 7–10
Region: low‐income communities
Interventions Number of experimental conditions: 1 intervention and 1 control (control received a lower dose of the intervention)
Policies, practices or programmes targeted by the intervention: aimed at reducing physical inactivity, overweight and obesity
Implementation strategies
EPOC: clinical incident reporting
‐ Received support from health district staff for the duration of the intervention
EPOC: educational materials
‐ Resources
EPOC: educational meetings
‐ Face‐to‐face training/online training
EPOC: local opinion leaders
‐ School champion
EPOC: other
‐ Prompts and reminders
Outcomes Outcome relating to the implementation of childcare service policies, practices or programmes
The primary trial outcome will be whether or not the school implements ≥ 4 of the 7 PA practices. Measures of the 7 school PA practices will be undertaken at all schools via telephone interview surveys of head PE teachers. Observational verification of practice implementation and an audit of documents relevant to the practices will also be undertaken.
Starting date 19 September 2017
Contact information Rachel Sutherland, Hunter New England Population Health
Notes Trial registration: ACTRN12617000681358