Table 9 Recommendations for study refinement
Proposed refinements | Proposed outcome | |
|---|---|---|
Participant diversity | Remedy issue of poor representation. An internal pilot within the definitive trial could be considered | Understand feasibility and acceptability to sociodemographic groups not represented in feasibility study. |
Study timing | Recruit schools and teachers in the school year before participant recruitment begins. | Time to allow for connections between researchers and participants, facilitating recruitment |
Consent procedure | Remove expression of interest ‘gate keeper’ step, and simplify information sheets whilst balancing ethical review board requirements. | Facilitates recruitment from a more diverse sociodemographic background. |
Intervention components | Build greater connection between school and home activities | Parents feel more integrated within the intervention programme, facilitating behaviour change uptake. |
Follow-up period | Evaluate any lasting effects of the intervention on behaviour change at longer follow-up periods. | Supports evaluation of the programme as a whole, and ongoing funding and research in this area. |