Multi-strategy intervention increases school implementation and maintenance of a mandatory physical activity policy: outcomes of a cluster randomised controlled trial.

"Competing interests: Authors NN, RS, KG, NM, MP, RJ, VA, JW and LW receive salary support from Hunter New England Local Health District, which contributes funding to the project outlined in this study. Similarly, author CR and receive salary support from the New South Wales Health Office of Preventive Health which also contributed funding to this project. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests. The project is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Project grant (APP1133013). The NHMRC has not had any role in the design of the study as outlined in this protocol and will not have a role in data collection, analysis of data, interpretation of data and dissemination of findings. As part of the NHMRC Partnership Grant funding arrangement, the following partner organisations also contribute fund: Hunter New England Local Health District and the NSW Health Office of Preventive Health. Individuals in positions that are fully or partly funded by these partner organisations (as described in the Competing interests section) had a role in the study design, data collection, analysis of data, interpretation of data and dissemination of findings. At the time of this study NN was supported by an NHMRC TRIP Fellowship (APP1132450) and a Hunter New England Clinical Research Fellowship; LW was supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1128348), Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (101175) and a Hunter New England Clinical Research Fellowship; RS was supported by an NHMRC TRIP Fellowship (APP1150661)."

"Funding: LW was supported by an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1128348), Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (101175) and a Hunter New England Clinical Research Fellowship; RS was supported by an NHMRC TRIP Fellowship (APP1150661)."

"Trial registration number Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12617001265369)."