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Table 1 Power calculations for enrolment and attrition endpoints for various estimates of the intervention effect and a fixed sample size of 144 children’s centres in 24 local authorities

From: Effectiveness of an implementation optimisation intervention aimed at increasing parent engagement in HENRY, a childhood obesity prevention programme - the Optimising Family Engagement in HENRY (OFTEN) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Outcome in the control

Percentage point increase in intervention

Power for ICC = 0.1

Power for ICC = 0.05

Enrolment (≥8 parents per programme)

 55%

5%

6%

7%

10%

15%

18%

15%

29%

35%

20%

49%

58%

25%

70%

79%

30%

87%

93%

Attrition (≥75% of parents attending five of eight sessions)

 50%

5%

6%

7%

10%

15%

17%

15%

28%

34%

20%

47%

55%

25%

67%

76%

30%

84%

91%

Enrolment and attrition (at least eight parents per programme and 75% of parents attending five of eight sessions)

 25%

5%

7%

8%

10%

17%

19%

15%

31%

37%

20%

49%

58%

25%

67%

76%

30%

82%

89%

  1. ICC Intra-cluster correlation coefficient