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dc.contributor.authorO'Kane, SM
dc.contributor.authorCarlin, A
dc.contributor.authorGallagher, AM
dc.contributor.authorLahart, Ian
dc.contributor.authorJago, R
dc.contributor.authorFaulkner, M
dc.contributor.authorMurphy, MH
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-02T13:50:41Z
dc.date.available2021-09-02T13:50:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-04-21
dc.identifier.citationO’Kane, S.M., Carlin, A., Gallagher, A.M., Lahart, I.M., Jago, R., Faulkner, M. and Murphy, M.H. (2020) A study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention on adolescent girls’ physical activity: the Walking In ScHools (WISH) study. BMC Public Health 20, 541 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08600-0en
dc.identifier.issn1471-2458en
dc.identifier.pmid32316957 (pubmed)
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12889-020-08600-0en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/624309
dc.description© 2020 The Authors. Published by BMC (Springer). This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08600-0en
dc.description.abstractBackground: Adolescent girls in the UK and Ireland are failing to meet current physical activity guidelines. Physical activity behaviours track from childhood to adulthood and it is important that adolescent girls are provided with opportunities to be physically active. Walking has been a central focus for physical activity promotion in adults and may effectively increase physical activity levels among younger people. Following on from a pilot feasibility trial, the purpose of this cluster randomised controlled trial (c-RCT) is to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel, low-cost, peer-led school-based walking intervention delivered across the school year at increasing physical activity levels of adolescent girls. Methods: The Walking In ScHools (WISH) Study is a school-based c-RCT conducted with girls aged 12-14 years from eighteen schools across the Border Region of Ireland / Northern Ireland. Following baseline data collection, schools will be randomly allocated to intervention or control group. In intervention schools, female pupils aged 15-18 years will be invited to train as walk leaders and will lead younger pupils in 10-15 min walks before school, at break and lunch recess. All walks will take place in school grounds and pupils will be encouraged to participate in as many walks as possible each week. The intervention will be delivered for the whole school year (minimum 20-22 weeks). The primary outcome measure is accelerometer-measured total physical activity (counts per minute) (end of intervention). Secondary outcomes will include time spent in sedentary behaviour, light, moderate and vigorous intensity physical activity, anthropometry measures, social media usage and sleep. A mixed-methods process evaluation will also be undertaken. Discussion: The WISH Study will examine the effectiveness of a low-cost, school-based, peer-led walking intervention in increasing physical activity in adolescent girls when delivered across the school year. If the intervention increases physical activity, it would benefit adolescent girls in the defined target area with potential for wider adoption by schools across the UK and Ireland. Trial registration: ISRCTN; ISRCTN12847782; Registered 2nd July 2019.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe WISH Study is funded from INTERREG VA funding that had been awarded to the HSC Research & Development Division of the Public Health Agency Northern Ireland and to the Health Research Board in Ireland for the Cross-border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN) project.en
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dc.languageeng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSpringeren
dc.relation.urlhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-020-08600-0en
dc.rightsLicence for published version: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectphysical activityen
dc.subjectadolescent girlsen
dc.subjectwalkingen
dc.subjectschoolsen
dc.subjectinterventionen
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshExercise
dc.subject.meshWalking
dc.subject.meshAdolescent Behavior
dc.subject.meshPeer Group
dc.subject.meshResearch Design
dc.subject.meshSchools
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshHealth Promotion
dc.subject.meshSchool Health Services
dc.subject.meshNorthern Ireland
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.meshUnited Kingdom
dc.titleA study protocol for a clustered randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a peer-led school-based walking intervention on adolescent girls' physical activity: The Walking in ScHools (WISH) studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1471-2458
dc.identifier.journalBMC Public Healthen
dc.date.updated2021-08-31T09:28:29Z
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Exercise Medicine, Physical Activity and Health, Sports and Exercise Sciences Research Institute, University of Ulster, Jordanstown Campus, Newtownabbey, BT37 0QB, UK. m.okane@ulster.ac.uk.
pubs.place-of-publicationEngland
dc.date.accepted2020-03-26
rioxxterms.funderHealth and Social Care (HSC) Research & Development Division Cross-border Healthcare Intervention Trials in Ireland Network (CHITIN) programme, funded by the European Union’s INTERREG VA Programme,en
rioxxterms.identifier.projectCHI/5427/2018en
rioxxterms.identifier.projectCHI/5427/18en
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rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-09-02en
dc.source.volume20
dc.source.issue1
dc.source.beginpage541
dc.description.versionPublished version
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refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-02T13:50:42Z


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