Protocol for the process evaluation for a cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating primary school-based screening and intervention delivery for childhood anxiety problems

Victoria Williamson; Michael Larkin; Tessa Reardon; Paul Stallard; Susan H Spence; Ian Macdonald; Obioha C Ukoumunne; Tamsin Ford; Mara Violato; Falko F Sniehotta; Jason Stainer; Alastair Gray; Paul Brown; Michelle Sancho; Fran Morgan; Bec Jasper; Lucy Taylor; Cathy Creswell

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082691

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Protocol for the process evaluation for a cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating primary school-based screening and intervention delivery for childhood anxiety problems

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Victoria Williamson Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Larkin Institute for Health and Neurodevelopment, Aston University, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tessa Reardon Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Stallard University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Susan H Spence Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention and School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Macdonald Charlie Waller Trust, Newbury, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Obioha C Ukoumunne NIHR ARC South West Peninsula, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tamsin Ford Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mara Violato Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Falko F Sniehotta Division of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Centre for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jason Stainer Stanley Primary School, Teddington, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alastair Gray Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Paul Brown Bransgore C Of E Primary School, Christchurch, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michelle Sancho West Berkshire Council, Council Offices, Newbury, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fran Morgan Square Peg (Team Square Peg CIC), Leamington Spa, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bec Jasper PACT Parents and Carers Together CIC, Suffolk, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lucy Taylor Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Cathy Creswell Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Michael Larkin; m.larkin{at}aston.ac.uk

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Williamson V, Larkin M, Reardon T, et al

Protocol for the process evaluation for a cluster randomised controlled trial evaluating primary school-based screening and intervention delivery for childhood anxiety problems

BMJ Open 2025;15:e082691. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082691

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Received December 1, 2023
Accepted August 23, 2024
First published February 20, 2025.

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February 20, 2025

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