7 research outputs found
Additional file 1: of Assessing the sustained impact of a school-based obesity prevention program for adolescent boys: the ATLAS cluster randomized controlled trial
CONSORT checklist. (DOCX 23 kb
Additional file 2: Table S2. of Promoting physical activity among adolescent girls: the Girls in Sport group randomized trial
Perceptions of girls regarding changes that occurred in their school as a result of Girls in Sport. Responses from girls in the intervention schools were compared with those from the control schools (N = 1241). (DOCX 111 kb
Additional file 1: Table S1. of Promoting physical activity among adolescent girls: the Girls in Sport group randomized trial
Girls in Sport Criteria Table. (DOCX 20 kb
Homeotropic alignment in switchable optical power contact lenses
<p>Poster presented at the 2015 meeting of the British Liquid Crystals Society in Sheffield. This poster was awarded the best poster prize at the meeting.</p>
<p>Introduction of verticle alignment of a liquid crystal inside a contact lens device significantly improves the operation and construction of the device.</p>
<p>Â </p
Additional file 1: of A systematic review and meta-analysis of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels in secondary school physical education lessons
A record of the search strategy used for each database. (DOCX 24 kb
Additional file 1: of Impact of scheduling multiple outdoor free-play periods in childcare on child moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: a cluster randomised trial
Accelerometer items to report. (DOCX 13 kb
A weight management programme for fathers of children aged 4–11 years: cultural adaptation and the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids UK feasibility RCT
Background: More men than women in the UK are living with overweight or obesity, but men are less
likely to engage with weight loss programmes. Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids is an effective Australian
weight management programme that targets fathers, who participate with their primary school-aged
children. Behavioural interventions do not always transfer between contexts, so an adaptation of the
Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme to an ethnically diverse UK setting was trialled.
Objectives: To adapt and test the Australian Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme for delivery to
men in an ethnically diverse, socioeconomically disadvantaged UK setting.
Design: Phase 1a studied the cultural adaptation of the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme and
was informed by qualitative data from fathers and other family members, and a theoretical framework.
Phase 1b was an uncontrolled feasibility trial. Phase 2 was a randomised controlled feasibility trial.
Setting: Two ethnically diverse, socioeconomically disadvantaged UK cities.
Participants: In phase 1a, participants were parents and family members from black and minority
ethnic groups and/or socioeconomically deprived localities. In phases 1b and 2, participants were
fathers with overweight or obesity and their children aged 4–11 years. Interventions: The adapted Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids intervention comprised nine sessions that
targeted diet and physical activity and incorporated joint father–child physical activity. Healthy Dads,
Healthy Kids was delivered in two programmes in phase 1b and four programmes in phase 2. Those in
the comparator arm in phase 2 received a family voucher to attend a local sports centre.
Main outcome measures: The following outcomes were measured: recruitment to the trial, retention,
intervention fidelity, attendance, feasibility of trial processes and collection of outcome data.
Results: Forty-three fathers participated (intervention group, n = 29) in phase 2 (48% of recruitment
target), despite multiple recruitment locations. Fathers’ mean body mass index was 30.2 kg/m2 (standard
deviation 5.1 kg/m2); 60.2% were from a minority ethnic group, with a high proportion from disadvantaged
localities. Twenty-seven (63%) fathers completed follow-up at 3 months. Identifying sites for delivery at a
time that was convenient for the families, with appropriately skilled programme facilitators, proved
challenging. Four programmes were delivered in leisure centres and community venues. Of the participants
who attended the intervention at least once (n = 20), 75% completed the programme (attended five or
more sessions). Feedback from participants rated the sessions as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ and participants
reported behavioural change. Researcher observations of intervention delivery showed that the sessions
were delivered with high fidelity.
Conclusions: The intervention was well delivered and received, but there were significant challenges in
recruiting overweight men, and follow-up rates at 3 and 6 months were low. We do not recommend
progression to a definitive trial as it was not feasible to deliver the Healthy Dads, Healthy Kids programme
to fathers living with overweight and obesity in ethnically diverse, socioeconomically deprived communities
in the UK. More work is needed to explore the optimal ways to engage fathers from ethnically diverse
socioeconomically deprived populations in research