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. 2013 Dec 6;2013(12):CD002128. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002128.pub5

Beresford 2006.

Methods Cluster RCT. Worksite was the unit of randomisation. Blocking criteria included baseline survey response rates, type and size of worksite and % of female employees. Analysis was at the level of the cluster.
Participants 28 worksites (educational, medical and other) were randomised. All worksites with food serving cafeterias and with between 250 and 2000 employees within the greater metropolitan area of Seattle, USA were eligible.
Interventions The Special Intervention developed around the stages of change model addressing both the work environment and individual behaviour change. Each worksite had an employee advisory board (EAB) using a protocol specifying minimum activities required at each worksite and general structure for organising and implementing the intervention activities. The EAB met with a member of the research group approximately every 2 weeks, who provided materials, assisted with activities and participated in EAB meetings. The EABs took responsibility for tailoring the intervention. Intervention messages included increasing awareness about 5 a day and introducing the idea of eating more F&V in the workplace. The intervention targeted transition points from precontemplation to contemplation, contemplation to preparation, preparation to action and action to maintainance. The control group received a minimal intervention which encouraged eating more F&V using posters and brochures, newsletters, food demonstrations and a self help manual. Follow‐up was at 24 months.
Outcomes Fruit and vegetable servings/day.
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk See Table 1
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk See Table 1
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk See Table 1
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk See Table 1
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk See Table 1