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Trial reportInternational journal of obesity (2005)2016

Effects of a 'school-based' physical activity intervention on adiposity in adolescents from economically disadvantaged communities: secondary outcomes of the 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' RCT.

J L Hollis, R Sutherland, L Campbell, P J Morgan, D R Lubans, N Nathan, L Wolfenden, A D Okely, L Davies, A Williams and 4 more

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Trial report in International journal of obesity (2005), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06792461 (A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Implementation of an eHealth Platform for Promoting Healthy Habits Among Adolescents From Socially Disadvantaged Settings), which is not on this map. Cited by 42 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06792461 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Implementation of an eHealth Platform for Promoting Healthy Habits Among Adolescents From Socially Disadvantaged Settings: the ePro-Schools Project

TypeinterventionalSponsorFundació Sant Joan de DéuRan2025 to 2027Enrolled1,000ConditionsHealth Promotion, Health Education, Physical Activity, NutritionArmsPhysical activity and nutritional behavioural intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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  5. Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

J L HollisHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
R SutherlandHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
L CampbellHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
P J MorganPriority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
D R LubansPriority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
N NathanHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
L WolfendenHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
A D OkelyEarly Start Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
L DaviesHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
A WilliamsHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
K E CohenPriority Research Centre in Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Education, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
C OldmeadowSchool of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
K GillhamHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
J WiggersHunter New England Population Health, The University of Newcastle, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesObesity prevention during adolescence is a health priority. The 'Physical Activity 4 Everyone' (PA4E1) study tested a multi-component physical activity intervention in 10 secondary schools from socio-economically disadvantaged communities. This paper aimed to report the secondary outcomes of the study; to determine whether the intervention impacted on adiposity outcomes (weight, body mass index (BMI), BMI z-score), and whether any effect was moderated by sex, baseline BMI and baseline physical activity level, at 12 and 24 months. SUBJECTS/

methodsA cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted in New South Wales, Australia. The school-based intervention included seven physical activity strategies targeting the following: curriculum (strategies to maximise physical activity in physical education, student physical activity plans, an enhanced school sport programme); school environment (physical activity during school breaks, modification of school policy); and parents and the community (parent engagement, links with community physical activity providers). Students' weight (kg), BMI and BMI z-score, were collected at baseline (Grade 7), 12 and 24 months. Linear Mixed Models were used to assess between-group mean difference from baseline to 12 and 24 months. Exploratory sub-analyses were undertaken according to three moderators of energy balance.

resultsA total of 1150 students (mean age=12 years) provided outcome data at baseline, 1051 (91%) at 12 months and 985 (86%) at 24 months. At 12 months, there were group-by-time effects for weight (mean difference=-0.90 kg (95% confidence interval (CI)=-1.50, -0.30), P<0.01) and BMI (-0.28 kg m

conclusionThe PA4E1 school-based intervention achieved moderate reductions in adiposity among adolescents from socio-economically disadvantaged communities. Multi-component interventions that increase adolescents' engagement in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may assist in preventing unhealthy weight gain.

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School Health ServicesStudentsAdiposityAdolescentAustraliaChildCost-Benefit AnalysisExerciseFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansMalePediatric ObesityProgram EvaluationSocioeconomic Factors

Identifiers

PMID27430652
PMCPMC5056957

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