Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Annie S. Anderson¹  Judith E. Bosmans²  Theo van Achterberg³  Hidde P. van der Ploeg⁴  Femke van Nassau⁴  Willem van Mechelen⁴  Judith G.M. Jelsma⁴  Pedro J. Teixeira⁵  Matthew Philpott⁵  Shaun Treweek⁶  Naveed Sattar⁷  Jason M. R. Gill⁷  Lisa Macaulay⁸  Cindy M. Gray⁸  Christopher Bunn⁸  Sally Wyke⁸  Marlene N. Silva⁹  Hugo V. Pereira⁹  Kate Hunt^1,10  Frank Abrahamsen^1,11  Glyn C. Roberts^1,11  Pierre N. Lemyre^1,11  Marit Sorensen^1,11  Eivind Andersen^1,11  Øystein Røynesdal^1,11  Douglas J. Maxwell^1,12  David W. Loudon^1,12  Nikos Mourselas^1,12  Anne Martin^1,13  Nanette Mutrie^1,13  Ciaran Clissmann^1,14  Kylie O’Brien^1,14  Irene van de Glind^1,15  Ria Nijhuis-van der Sanden^1,15  Alex McConnachie^1,16  Matthew Chalmers^1,17  Mattias Rost^1,17  John Rooksby^1,17  Jennifer G. La Guardia^1,18 

[1] Centre for Public Health Nutrition Research, Level 7, Ninewells Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK;Department of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium;Department of Public and Occupational Health, and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;European Healthy Stadia Network, 151 Dale Street, L2 2JH, Liverpool, UK;Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, Aberdeen, UK;Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8TA, Glasgow, UK;Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, G12 8RS, Glasgow, UK;Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Estrada da Costa, 1495-688, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal;MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK;Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway;PAL Technologies Ltd, PAL Technologies Ltd 50 Richmond Street, G1 1XP, Glasgow, Scotland, UK;Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, EH8 8AQ, Edinburgh, UK;Pintail Ltd, 77 Springhill Ave, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland;Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Nijmegen, The Netherlands;Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK;School of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, G12 8RZ, Glasgow, UK;University of California Santa Barbara, 93106, Santa Barbara, CA, USA;

关键词: Intervention;    Randomised controlled trial;    Sedentary behaviour;    Physical activity;    Diet;    Long-term behaviour change;    Men’s health;    Football club;    Cardio-metabolic health;    Obesity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-016-3255-y

 received in 2016-04-14, accepted in 2016-07-01,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundLifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours have the potential to initiate and support behavioural change and result in public health gain. Although men have often been reluctant to engage in such lifestyle programs, many are at high risk of several chronic conditions. We have developed an evidence and theory-based, gender sensitised, health and lifestyle program (European Fans in Training (EuroFIT)), which is designed to attract men through the loyalty they feel to the football club they support. This paper describes the study protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the EuroFIT program in supporting men to improve their level of physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour over 12 months.MethodsThe EuroFIT study is a pragmatic, two-arm, randomised controlled trial conducted in 15 football clubs in the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the UK (England). One-thousand men, aged 30 to 65 years, with a self-reported Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m2 will be recruited and individually randomised. The primary outcomes are objectively-assessed changes in total physical activity (steps per day) and total sedentary time (minutes per day) at 12 months after baseline assessment. Secondary outcomes are weight, BMI, waist circumference, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, cardio-metabolic blood biomarkers, food intake, self-reported physical activity and sedentary time, wellbeing, self-esteem, vitality and quality of life. Cost-effectiveness will be assessed and a process evaluation conducted.The EuroFIT program will be delivered over 12 weekly, 90-minute sessions that combine classroom discussion with graded physical activity in the setting of the football club. Classroom sessions provide participants with a toolbox of behaviour change techniques to initiate and sustain long-term lifestyle changes. The coaches will receive two days of training to enable them to create a positive social environment that supports men in engaging in sustained behaviour change.DiscussionThe EuroFIT trial will provide evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the EuroFIT program delivered by football clubs to their male fans, and will offer insight into factors associated with success in making sustained changes to physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and secondary outcomes, such as diet.Trial registrationISRCTN: 81935608. Registered 16 June 2015.

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