Engaging adolescents in changing behaviour (EACH-B): a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to impro
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Engaging adolescents in changing behaviour (EACH-B): a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to improve dietary quality and physical activity Sofia Strömmer1,2, Millie Barrett1,2 , Kathryn Woods-Townsend2,3, Janis Baird1,2, David Farrell2,4, Joanne Lord5, Leanne Morrison6,7, Sarah Shaw1,2, Christina Vogel1,2, Wendy Lawrence1,2, Donna Lovelock3, Lisa Bagust3, Judit Varkonyi-Sepp2, Patsy Coakley1,2, Lyall Campbell2,4, Ross Anderson2,4, Tina Horsfall1,2, Neelam Kalita5, Olu Onyimadu5, John Clarke7, Cyrus Cooper1, Debbie Chase8, Danielle Lambrick9, Paul Little10, Mark Hanson2,11, Keith Godfrey2,11, Hazel Inskip1,2 and Mary Barker1,2*
Abstract Background: Poor diet and lack of physical activity are strongly linked to non-communicable disease risk, but modifying them is challenging. There is increasing recognition that adolescence is an important time to intervene; habits formed during this period tend to last, and physical and psychological changes during adolescence make it an important time to help individuals form healthier habits. Improving adolescents’ health behaviours is important not only for their own health now and in adulthood, but also for the health of any future children. Building on LifeLab—an existing, purpose-built educational facility at the University of Southampton—we have developed a multi-component intervention for secondary school students called Engaging Adolescents in Changing Behaviour (EACH-B) that aims to motivate and support adolescents to eat better and be more physically active. Methods: A cluster randomised controlled trial is being conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the EACH-B intervention. The primary outcomes of the intervention are self-reported dietary quality and objectively measured physical activity (PA) levels, both assessed at baseline and at 12-month follow-up. The EACH-B intervention consists of three linked elements: professional development for teachers including training in communication skills to support health behaviour change; the LifeLab educational module comprising in-school teaching of nine science lessons linked to the English National Curriculum and a practical day visit to the LifeLab facility; and a personalised digital intervention that involves social support and game features that promote eating better and being more active. (Continued on next page)
* Correspondence: [email protected] 1 MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton, NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Full list of author information is available at the end of the article © The Author(s). 2020 Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative C
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