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Trial reportBMC public health2019

Implementing health policies in Australian junior sports clubs: an RCT.

Tara Clinton-McHarg, Sharleen Gonzalez, Sharin Milner, Shauna Sherker, Melanie Kingsland, Christophe Lecathelinais, Alix Hall, Chris Doran, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial

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In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it

0cells of the map it votes in

8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it

2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

Interventions implemented through sporting organisations for promoting healthy behaviour or improving health outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
Pooled it
Changing organizational culture in community sport: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026
Review
Creating healthy food environments in recreation and sport settings using choice architecture: a scoping review.Health promotion international · 2023
Article
Evaluation of the introduction of a healthy food and drink policy in 13 community recreation centres on the healthiness and nutrient content of customer purchases and business outcomes: An observational study.PloS one · 2023
Observational
Implementation and sales impact of a capacity building intervention in Australian sporting facility food outlets: a longitudinal observational study.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2022
Article
Design and Application of Sports-Oriented Public Health Big Data Analysis Platform.Journal of environmental and public health · 2022
Article
Healthy-Canteen Displays: A Tactic to Encourage Community Sport Canteens to Provide Healthier Food and Beverage Options.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
Article
Smoking and Vaping in Amateur Rugby Players, Coaches and Referees: Findings from a Regional Survey Might Help to Define Prevention Targets.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
Article

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tara Clinton-McHargPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.

Sharleen GonzalezPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.

Sharin MilnerAlcohol and Drug Foundation, Melbourne, VIC, 3051, Australia.

Shauna SherkerAlcohol and Drug Foundation, Melbourne, VIC, 3051, Australia.

Melanie KingslandPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.

Christophe LecathelinaisHunter New England Population Health, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, NSW, 2287, Australia.

Alix HallPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.

Chris DoranCentre for Indigenous Health Equity Research, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, 4000, Australia.

John WiggersPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia.

Luke WolfendenPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour (PRCHB), School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia. luke.wolfenden@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au.

Hunter Medical Research Institute · AUAlcohol and Drug Foundation · AUHunter New England Local Health District · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUCentral Queensland University · AU

Funding

Cancer Council NSW PG 16-05Heart Foundation Future Leadership Fellowship 101175NHMRC Career Development Fellowship APP1128348NIB Foundation Multi-Year Partnership Grant

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis pilot study aimed to test the potential effectiveness and acceptability of an intervention to support the implementation of 16 recommended policies and practices to improve the health promotion environment of junior sporting clubs. Reported child exposure to health promoting practices at clubs was also assessed.

methodsA cluster randomised trial was conducted with eight football leagues. Fourty-one junior football clubs belonging to four leagues in the intervention group received support (e.g. physical resources, recognition and rewards, systems and prompts) to implement 16 policies and practices that targeted child exposure to alcohol, tobacco, healthy food and beverages, and participation in physical activity. Thirty-eight clubs belonging to the four control group leagues did not receive the implementation intervention. Study outcomes were assessed via telephone interviews with nominated club representatives and parents of junior players. Between group differences in the mean number of policies and practices implemented at the club level at follow-up were examined using a multiple linear regression model.

resultsWhile the intervention was found to be acceptable, there was no significant difference between the mean number of practices and policies reported to be implemented by intervention and control clubs at post-intervention (Estimate - 0.05; 95% CI -0.91, 0.80; p = 0.90). There was also no significant difference in the proportion of children reported to be exposed to: alcohol (OR 1.16; 95% CI 0.41, 3.28; p = 0.78); tobacco (OR 0.97; CI 0.45, 2.10; p = 0.94); healthy food purchases (OR 0.49; CI 0.11, 2.27; p = 0.35); healthy drink purchases (OR 1.48; CI 0.72, 3.05; p = 0.27); or participation in physical activity (OR 0.76; CI 0.14, 4.08; p = 0.74).

conclusionsSupport strategies that better address barriers to the implementation of health promotion interventions in junior sports clubs are required.

trial registrationRetrospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ( ACTRN12617001044314 ).

Indexed as

Health PolicyAdolescentAustraliaChildFemaleHealth Plan ImplementationHealth PromotionHumansMaleOrganizationsPilot ProjectsProgram EvaluationSoccerSports MedicineImplementationPreventionRandomised controlled trialRisk factorsSporting clubs

Identifiers

PMID31088417

DOI10.1186/s12889-019-6873-3

PMCPMC6515613

OpenAlexW2947954871

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