Abstract
A parallel cluster randomised pilot trial was conducted over 9 weeks in two schools from a low-income area in northeast England. Measures included daily parental ATS reports (optionally by SMS) and child ATS reports, as well as accelerometry (ActiGraph GT3X+). At baseline, all children were asked to wear the accelerometer for the same week; in the post-randomisation phase, small subsamples were monitored each week. In the 2 weeks when a child wore the accelerometer, parents also reported the start and finish times of the journey to school. The intervention consisted of a lottery-based incentive scheme; every ATS day reported by the parent, whether by paper or SMS, corresponded to one ticket entered into a weekly £5 voucher draw. Before each draw session, the researcher prepared the tickets and placed them into an opaque bag, from which one was randomly picked by the teacher at the draw session.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Pilot and Feasibility Studies |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 14 Nov 2017 |
Keywords
- Active travel
- Schools
- Children
- accelerometers
- Walking
- Cycling
- Physical activity
- Incentives