European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): working with professional football clubs to help men become more active and less sedentary

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical activity and sedentary behaviour; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81935608
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Glasgow

Brief Summary

2016 Protocol article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27430332 protocol 2019 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30721231 results 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36941552/ qualitative data implementation secondary outcomes (added 24/03/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-16
• Study Completion: 2017-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 3 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 1200

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men
2. Aged 30 to 65
3. Self-reported BMI 27 kg/m2
4. Consent to randomisation
5. Willing to consent to the measurements conducted as part of the trial (ActivPAL, body weight and height, resting blood pressure, waist circumference, questionnaires).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Men who do not provide at least 4 out of 7 days of usable data from objective measurement of physical activity/sedentary time (activPAL) at baseline. This will be checked by researchers preceding further baseline measurement, men will be provided with an extra possibility to wear the activPAL when providing not enough data is due to malfunctioning of the device, if time permits
2. Men who answer ‘yes’ on one of the section 2 questions of the adapted self-reported PAR-Q+ screening instrument

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Changes to total physical activity (i.e. steps per day) at 3 and 12 months after baseline, objectively measured with the ActivPAL device (an instrument worn on the thigh for one week at a time to capture the pattern and intensity of the participant’s activities)<br> 2. Changes to total sedentary time (i.e. minutes per day spent sitting) at 3 and 12 months after baseline, objectively measured with the ActivPAL device<br>