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ArticleBMJ open2026

Promoting CHANGE cluster randomised controlled trial to improve food outlet healthiness in Australian sport and recreation facilities: protocol.

Neha Lalchandani, Helena Romaniuk, Adrian Cameron, Liliana Orellana, Jaithri Ananthapavan, A Peeters, Bettina Backman, Megan Adam, Steven Allender, Phuong Nguyen and 4 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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14 authors.

Neha LalchandaniInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia n.lalchandani@deakin.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-1704
Helena RomaniukBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5801-2077
Adrian CameronInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0568-5497
Liliana OrellanaBiostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-4337
Jaithri AnanthapavanDeakin Health Economics, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5957-6931
A PeetersDeakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-4283
Bettina BackmanInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5433-889X
Megan AdamSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University Faculty of Health, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4806-7269
Steven AllenderInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4842-3294
Phuong NguyenDeakin Health Economics, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-8642
Gary SacksInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-1539
Julie Kay BrimblecombeDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-276X
Emma McMahonWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Charles Darwin University, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5790-4631
Miranda BlakeInstitute for Health Transformation, Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0649-2320

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFood retail outlets in sports and recreation facilities often fail to support healthy eating, despite aligning with healthy lifestyles and goals of local governments (LGs) that often own or manage them. LGs face barriers to implementing facility changes including inadequate staffing, training and incentives. The Promoting CHANGE initiative was co-designed to support LGs in improving and sustaining healthier food and drink offerings in these settings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A 3-year, type 2 effectiveness-implementation hybrid cluster randomised controlled trial will evaluate the Promoting CHANGE capacity-building and support package in three Intervention and four Control LGs in Victoria, Australia (August 2023-July 2026). The co-designed initiative includes human resource support, training, tools, technical assistance, community-of-practice groups, feedback based on food outlet audit and sales data and small grant incentives. Using the RE-AIM (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance) evaluation framework, the trial's co-primary outcomes are the percentage of least healthiest food and drinks (1) displayed (implementation) and (2) sold weekly (effectiveness). Key secondary outcomes are effectiveness (sales and revenue); facility-level adoption, implementation, maintenance of healthy changes; cost-effectiveness (within-trial modelled economic evaluation). Findings will provide evidence of the initiative's effectiveness and scalability, informing recommendations for advancing healthier food environments in over 6000 community-based food outlets across 500 Australian LGs, with implications globally. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has received approval from the Deakin University Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number HEAG-H 92_2023). The results will be published in scientific peer-reviewed journals along with plain language summaries for participants. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12621001120864.

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Diet, HealthyFood SupplyHealth PromotionSports and Recreational FacilitiesAustraliaHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignVictoriaHEALTH ECONOMICSImplementation ScienceProtocols & guidelinesPUBLIC HEALTHRandomized Controlled Trial

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