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Trial reportBMJ open2018

Randomised controlled trial of a web-based programme in sustaining best practice alcohol management practices at community sports clubs: a study protocol.

Tameka McFadyen, Luke Wolfenden, Melanie Kingsland, Jennifer Tindall, Bosco Rowland, Shauna Sherker, Karen Gillham, Rachael Heaton, Tara Clinton-McHarg, Christophe Lecathelinais and 2 more

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Trial report in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Tameka McFadyenSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Luke WolfendenSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6178-3868
Melanie KingslandSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Jennifer TindallPopulation Health, Hunter New England Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
Bosco RowlandSchool of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Shauna SherkerGood Sports, Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Karen GillhamPopulation Health, Hunter New England Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
Rachael HeatonGood Sports, Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Tara Clinton-McHargSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Christophe LecathelinaisPopulation Health, Hunter New England Health, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
Daisy BrookeGood Sports, Alcohol and Drug Foundation, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
John WiggersSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Hunter New England Local Health District · AUAlcohol and Drug Foundation · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUDeakin University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCommunity-based interventions have been found to effectively increase the implementation of alcohol management practices and reduce excessive alcohol use and alcohol-related harm at sports clubs. However, once implementation support ceases there may be a reduction in such intervention effects. Thus, ongoing contribution to improving the health of the community is diminished; sustaining practice implementation is a key determinant to address this. One possible solution to the strategic and logistical challenges of sustainability involves the use of the web. The primary aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a web-based programme in sustaining the implementation of alcohol management practices by community football clubs. The secondary aim is to assess the effectiveness of the programme in preventing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm among members of community football clubs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The study will employ a repeat randomised controlled trial design and be conducted in regional and metropolitan areas within two states of Australia. Community level football clubs who are currently accredited with an existing alcohol management programme ('Good Sports') and implementing at least 10 of the 13 core alcohol management practices (eg, not serving alcohol to <18-year-olds) required by the programme will be recruited and randomised to either a web-based sustainability programme or a 'minimal contact' programme. The primary outcome measures are the proportion of football clubs implementing ≥10 of the 13 required alcohol management practices and the mean number of those practices being implemented at 3-year follow-up. Secondary outcomes include: the proportion of club members who report risky drinking at their club, the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) score and mean AUDIT score of club members. Outcome data will be collected via observation at the club during a 1-day visit to a home game, conducted by trained research assistants at baseline and follow-up. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by The University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee (reference: H-2013-0429). Study findings will be disseminated widely through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12614000746639; Pre-results.

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InternetProgram EvaluationSoccerAlcohol DrinkingAlcohol-Related DisordersAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansOrganizational PolicyResearch DesignSeverity of Illness Indexalcoholbehaviour change interventionsimplementation sciencesportssustainability

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PMID29362250
PMCPMC5786140
OpenAlexW2792590810

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