Table 2

Resource use and intervention costs collected alongside the SHINE cRCT

Cost categoryCostsCollection strategy and source of data
Time costsCosts associated with training teachers on intervention delivery. Costs associated with lesson planning. Salary on-costs will be included.Teacher time use survey
Published salary values from Government websites47 48
Travel costsCosts associated with travel for training or intervention-related purposes.Project administrative records
Published values from Government websites49
Equipment costsCosts include teacher training materials, printing, and so on. Consumables/materials costs.Project administrative records
  • Costs are estimated assuming steady-state intervention (ie, excluding intervention development costs).

  • cRCT, cluster randomised control trial; SHINE, Supporting Healthy Image, Nutrition and Exercise.