Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK: a systematic review protocols
dc.contributor.author | Parker, K | |
dc.contributor.author | Nunns, MP | |
dc.contributor.author | Xiao, Z | |
dc.contributor.author | Ford, T | |
dc.contributor.author | Ukoumunne, OC | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-05T14:13:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-02-15 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Cluster randomised trials (CRTs) are studies in which groups (clusters) of participants rather than the individuals themselves are randomised to trial arms. CRTs are becoming increasingly relevant for evaluating interventions delivered in school settings for improving the health of children. Schools are a convenient setting for health interventions targeted at children and the CRT design respects the clustered structure in schools (i.e., pupils within classrooms/teachers within schools). Some of the methodological challenges of CRTs, such as ethical considerations for enrolment of children into trials and how best to handle the analysis of data from participants (pupils) that change clusters (schools), may be more salient for the school setting. A better understanding of the characteristics and methodological considerations of school-based CRTs of health interventions would inform the design of future similar studies. To our knowledge this is the only systematic review to focus specifically on the characteristics and methodological practices of CRTs delivered in schools to evaluate interventions for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK. Methods and analysis: We will search for CRTs published from inception to 30th 44 June 2020 inclusively indexed in MEDLINE (Ovid). We will identify relevant articles through title and abstract screening, and subsequent full-text screening for eligibility against pre-defined inclusion criteria. Disagreements will be resolved through discussion. Two independent reviewers will extract data for each study using a pre-piloted data extraction form. Findings will be summarised using descriptive statistics and graphs. Ethics and dissemination: This methodological systematic review does not require ethical approval as only secondary data extracted from papers will be analysed and the data are not linked to individual participants. After completion of the systematic review, the data will be analysed, and the findings disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and scientific meetings. The review is registered on PROSPERO (Registration number: CRD42020201792). | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 11, article e044143 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044143 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/124622 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_GB |
dc.rights | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | |
dc.title | Characteristics and practices of school-based cluster randomised controlled trials for improving health outcomes in pupils in the UK: a systematic review protocols | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-05T14:13:18Z | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from BMJ Publishing Group via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data statement: This is a systematic review of published studies. No additional data will be available beyond that which will be included in the report of the systematic review findings. | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2044-6055 | |
dc.identifier.journal | BMJ Open | en_GB |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-02-03 | |
exeter.funder | ::National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) | en_GB |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2021-02-03 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2021-02-05T13:35:56Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-02-23T14:12:22Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
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