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dc.contributor.authorEdwardson, Charlotte Len_UK
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Deirdre Men_UK
dc.contributor.authorYates, Thomasen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBodicoat, Danielle Hen_UK
dc.contributor.authorKhunti, Kamleshen_UK
dc.contributor.authorGorely, Trishen_UK
dc.contributor.authorSherar, Lauren Ben_UK
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Rhiannon Ten_UK
dc.contributor.authorWright, Chrisen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Ken_UK
dc.contributor.authorDavies, Melanie Jen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-15T22:06:54Z-
dc.date.available2016-09-15T22:06:54Z-
dc.date.issued2015-06en_UK
dc.identifier.other526en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/22383-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Despite the health benefits of physical activity, data from the UK suggest that a large proportion of adolescents do not meet the recommended levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). This is particularly evident in girls, who are less active than boys across all ages and may display a faster rate of decline in physical activity throughout adolescence. The ‘Girls Active’ intervention has been designed by the Youth Sport Trust to target the lower participation rates observed in adolescent girls. ‘Girls Active’ uses peer leadership and marketing to empower girls to influence decision making in their school, develop as role models and promote physical activity to other girls. Schools are provided with training and resources to review their physical activity, sport and PE provision, culture and practices to ensure they are relevant and attractive to adolescent girls.  Methods/Design: This study is a two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial (RCT) aiming to recruit 20 secondary schools. Clusters will be randomised at the school level (stratified by school size and proportion of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) pupils) to receive either the ‘Girls Active’ intervention or carry on with usual practice (1:1). The 20 secondary schools will be recruited from state secondary schools within the Midlands area. We aim to recruit 80 girls aged 11–14 years in each school. Data will be collected at three time points; baseline and seven and 14months after baseline. Our primary aim is to investigate whether ‘Girls Active’ leads to higher objectively measured (GENEActiv) moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in adolescent girls at 14months after baseline assessment compared to the control group. Secondary outcomes include other objectively measured physical activity variables, adiposity, physical activity-related psychological factors and the cost-effectiveness of the ‘Girls Active’ intervention. A thorough process evaluation will be conducted during the course of the intervention delivery.  Discussion: The findings of this study will provide valuable information on whether this type of school-based approach to increasing physical activity in adolescent girls is both effective and cost-effective in the UK.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_UK
dc.relationEdwardson CL, Harrington DM, Yates T, Bodicoat DH, Khunti K, Gorely T, Sherar LB, Edwards RT, Wright C, Harrington K & Davies MJ (2015) A cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the 'Girls Active' intervention: A study protocol. BMC Public Health, 15 (1), Art. No.: 526. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1886-zen_UK
dc.rights© 2015 Edwardson et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_UK
dc.subjectPhysical activityen_UK
dc.subjectPeersen_UK
dc.subjectAccelerometeren_UK
dc.subjectAdolescenten_UK
dc.subjectGirlsen_UK
dc.subjectInterventionen_UK
dc.subjectCost-effectivenessen_UK
dc.titleA cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the 'Girls Active' intervention: A study protocolen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-015-1886-zen_UK
dc.identifier.pmid26036965en_UK
dc.citation.jtitleBMC Public Healthen_UK
dc.citation.issn1471-2458en_UK
dc.citation.volume15en_UK
dc.citation.issue1en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailtrish.gorely@uhi.ac.uken_UK
dc.citation.date04/06/2015en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationSporten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationLoughborough Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBangor Universityen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationYouth Sport Trusten_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Leicesteren_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000355508600001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-84934877064en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid585353en_UK
dc.date.accepted2015-05-29en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2015-05-29en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2015-10-29en_UK
rioxxterms.apcnot requireden_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorEdwardson, Charlotte L|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHarrington, Deirdre M|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorYates, Thomas|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBodicoat, Danielle H|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorKhunti, Kamlesh|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGorely, Trish|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorSherar, Lauren B|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorEdwards, Rhiannon T|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWright, Chris|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHarrington, K|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDavies, Melanie J|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2015-10-29en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/|2015-10-29|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameEdwardson 2015 BMC PubHealth Protocol paper.pdfen_UK
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