School-based interventions modestly increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness but are least effective for youth who need them most: an individual participant pooled analysis of 20 controlled trials

Timothy Bryan Hartwig; Taren Sanders; Diego Vasconcellos; Michael Noetel; Philip D Parker; David Revalds Lubans; Susana Andrade; Manuel Ávila-García; John Bartholomew; Sarahjane Belton; Naomi E Brooks; Anna Bugge; Iván Cavero-Redondo; Lars Breum Christiansen; Kristen Cohen; Tara Coppinger; Sindre Dyrstad; Vanessa Errisuriz; Stuart Fairclough; Trish Gorely; Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado; Johann Issartel; Susi Kriemler; Silje Eikanger Kvalø; Pedro Marques-Vidal; Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino; Niels Christian Møller; Colin Moran; John Morris; Mary Nevill; Angélica Ochoa-Avilés; Mai O'Leary; Louisa Peralta; Karin A Pfeiffer; Jardena Puder; Andrés Redondo-Tébar; Lorraine B Robbins; Mairena Sanchez-Lopez; Jakob Tarp; Sarah Taylor; Pablo Tercedor; Mette Toftager; Emilio Villa-González; Niels Wedderkopp; Kathryn Louise Weston; Zenong Yin; Zhou Zhixiong; Chris Lonsdale; Borja del Pozo Cruz

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102740

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School-based interventions modestly increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness but are least effective for youth who need them most: an individual participant pooled analysis of 20 controlled trials

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Timothy Bryan Hartwig School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Taren Sanders Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Diego Vasconcellos Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Noetel School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Philip D Parker Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Revalds Lubans Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susana Andrade Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Education Sciences, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Manuel Ávila-García Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Bartholomew Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarahjane Belton School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Naomi E Brooks Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anna Bugge Department of Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychomotor Therapy Faculty of Health, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Iván Cavero-Redondo Social and Health Care Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lars Breum Christiansen Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kristen Cohen Priority Research Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, The University of Newcastle Faculty of Science, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tara Coppinger Department of Sport, Leisure and Childhood Studies, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Cork, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sindre Dyrstad Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vanessa Errisuriz Latino Research Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Stuart Fairclough Department of Sport and Physical Activity, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Trish Gorely Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of the Highlands and Islands Inverness College, Inverness, Highland, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Francisco Javier Huertas-Delgado Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Johann Issartel School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susi Kriemler Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zürich, Zurich, ZH, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Silje Eikanger Kvalø Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pedro Marques-Vidal Department of Medicine, Internal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Vicente Martinez-Vizcaino Social and Health Care Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Niels Christian Møller Department of Sport Sciences and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Colin Moran Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, Stirling, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
John Morris Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mary Nevill Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Angélica Ochoa-Avilés Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mai O'Leary Department of Sport, Leisure and Childhood Studies, Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Cork, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Louisa Peralta Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney - Camperdown and Darlington Campus, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Karin A Pfeiffer Department of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jardena Puder Department Woman-Mother-Child, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Andrés Redondo-Tébar Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lorraine B Robbins Nursing Education and Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mairena Sanchez-Lopez Social and Health Care Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jakob Tarp Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School ofSports Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah Taylor Physical Activity Exchange, Research Institute for Sport andExercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Pablo Tercedor Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mette Toftager National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Emilio Villa-González Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Niels Wedderkopp Orthopedic Department, Hospital Of Southwestern Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn Louise Weston School of Applied Sciences Sighthill Campus, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zenong Yin Department of Public Health, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zhou Zhixiong Institute for Sport Performance and Health Promotion, Capital University of Sports and Physical Education, Beijing, China PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Chris Lonsdale Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Borja del Pozo Cruz Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University Faculty of Health Sciences, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Timothy Bryan Hartwig, School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia; timothy.hartwig{at}acu.edu.au

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Hartwig TB, Sanders T, Vasconcellos D, et al

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:721-729.

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Accepted December 16, 2020
First published January 13, 2021.

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October 11, 2022

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