Results of a feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial of a peer-led school-based intervention to increase the physical activity of adolescent girls (PLAN-A)

• DOI: 10.1186/s12966-018-0682-4
• Publication Date: 2018-06-07T08:46:13Z
• Authors: Simon J. Sebire; Russell Jago; Kathryn Banfield; Mark J. Edwards; Rona Campbell; Ruth Kipping; Peter S. Blair; Bryar Kadir; Kirsty Garfield; Joe Matthews; Ronan A. Lyons; William Hollingworth
• Keywords: Attendance

Most adolescent girls in the UK do not meet government physical activity recommendations and effective interventions are needed. This study reports results of a feasibility trial PLAN-A, novel school-based peer-led intervention for girls.A two-arm cluster randomised controlled was conducted six English secondary schools (4 & 2 control). Year 8 (age 12-13) were eligible randomisation at school-level. The involved training (out school two consecutive days, plus one top-up day 5 weeks later), who identified by their peers as influential, to provide informal support friends increase activity. Feasibility research examined, including: recruitment, attendance data provision rates, evidence promise affect weekday moderate-to-vigorous (MVPA), cost estimation sample size definitive trial. Accelerometer questionnaire collected beginning (Time 0), end (10-weeks after peer-supporter training) 9 2).Four hundred twenty-seven recruited (95% recruitment rate). 55 consented be 53 peer-supporters trained (97% those invited). return rates exceeded 85% each time point wear criteria met 83%, 71% 62% participants Time 0, 1 respectively. Questionnaire provided >91% point. Complete-case adjusted linear regression analysis showed 6.09 minute CI = 1.43, 10.76) between-arms difference MVPA favour arm. On average PLAN-A £2685 per deliver (£37 girl). There no adverse events. A involving 20 would adequately powered detect least minutes.The adopts approach, is feasible, shows positively girls' levels. warranted.ISCTRN, ISRCTN12543546, Registered on 28/7/2015, URL registry record: http://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN12543546.