The impact of active stakeholder involvement on recruitment, retention and engagement of schools, children and their families in the cluster randomised controlled trial …

J Lloyd, C McHugh, J Minton, H Eke, K Wyatt - Trials, 2017 - Springer
Background Recruitment and retention of participants is crucial for statistical power and
internal and external validity and participant engagement is essential for behaviour change …

Qualitative findings from an exploratory trial of the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) and their implications for the process evaluation in the definitive trial

JJ Lloyd, KM Wyatt - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Approximately one third of 10-11 year olds in England are now overweight or
obese suggesting that population approaches are urgently required. However, despite the …

The Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP), a novel school-based intervention to prevent obesity in school children: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

KM Wyatt, JJ Lloyd, C Abraham, S Creanor, S Dean… - Trials, 2013 - Springer
Background Over the last three decades there has been a substantial increase in the
proportion of children who are overweight or obese. The Healthy Lifestyles Programme …

Effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) to prevent obesity in UK primary-school children: a cluster randomised controlled trial

J Lloyd, S Creanor, S Logan, C Green… - The Lancet Child & …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Although childhood overweight and obesity prevalence has increased
substantially worldwide in the past three decades, scarce evidence exists for effective …

Trial baseline characteristics of a cluster randomised controlled trial of a school-located obesity prevention programme; the Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP) trial

J Lloyd, S Creanor, L Price, C Abraham, S Dean… - BMC Public Health, 2017 - Springer
Background We have developed a healthy lifestyles programme (HeLP) for primary school
aged children (9–10 years), currently being evaluated in a definitive cluster randomised …

The impact of a community-based intervention on weight, weight-related behaviours and health-related quality of life in primary school children in Victoria, Australia …

J Jacobs, C Strugnell, S Allender, L Orellana… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Approximately a quarter of Australian children are classified as overweight or
obese. In high-income countries, childhood obesity follows a socio-economic gradient, with …

A school-based, multi-faceted health promotion programme to prevent obesity among children: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial (the DECIDE-Children …

Z Liu, Y Wu, WY Niu, X Feng, Y Lin, A Gao, F Zhang… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Obesity is a public health concern that is becoming increasingly more serious
worldwide. Effective and sustainable childhood obesity prevention strategies may help to …

A healthy school start plus for prevention of childhood overweight and obesity in disadvantaged areas through parental support in the school setting-study protocol for …

LS Elinder, E Patterson, G Nyberg, Å Norman - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Systematic reviews conclude that interventions to prevent overweight and
obesity in children obtain stronger effects when parents are involved. Parenting practices …

What do children, parents and staff think about a healthy lifestyles intervention delivered in primary schools? a qualitative study

J Goldthorpe, T Epton, C Keyworth, R Calam… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Primary schools are crucial settings for early weight management interventions but
effects on children's weight are small and evidence shows that deficiencies in intervention …

A cluster RCT and process evaluation of an implementation optimisation intervention to promote parental engagement enrolment and attendance in a childhood …

M Bryant, W Burton, M Collinson, A Farrin, J Nixon… - Trials, 2021 - Springer
Background Poor and variable implementation of childhood obesity prevention programmes
reduces their population impact and sustainability. We drew upon ethnographic work to …