Introducing physically active lessons in UK secondary schools: feasibility study and pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Assess feasibility, acceptability and costs of delivering a physically active lessons (PAL) training programme to secondary school teachers and explore preliminary effectiveness for reducing pupils' sedentary time.

Design and setting

Secondary schools in East England; one school participated in a pre-post feasibility study, two in a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial. In the pilot trial, blinding to group assignment was not possible.

Participants

Across studies, 321 randomly selected students (51% male; mean age: 12.9 years), 78 teachers (35% male) and 2 assistant head teachers enrolled; 296 (92%) students, 69 (88%) teachers and 2 assistant head teachers completed the studies.

Intervention

PAL training was delivered to teachers over two after-

SUBMITTER: Gammon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6527971 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature