Effects of the Rugby Fans in Training (RuFIT) study, a healthy lifestyle programme run through professional New Zealand rugby clubs, on bodyweight in men aged 25-65 years.
- Conditions
- Diet and Nutrition - ObesityOverweight
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616000137493
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Auckland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Overweight males (with a BMI of 25 kg/m2 or over) aged 25-65 years who are wanting to improve their physical fitness and diet; Are able to safely undertake physical activity; Can understand and read English; Are able to provide written consent to take part in the study.
Has been told by their doctor that they have a heart condition and that they should only do physical activity recommended by a doctor; Has pain in chest when doing physical activity; Has had pain in chest when not doing physical activity during the last month; Lose their balance because of dizziness or if they ever lose consciousness; Has a bone or joint problem (for example, back, knee, or hip) that could be made worse by a change in physical activity; Their doctor is currently prescribing drugs (for example, water pills) for blood pressure or a heart condition; Any other reason why they should not do physical activity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assess the feasibility of the programme, including acceptability of randomisation, the proposed measurements, study retention, and acceptability of the adapted programme. These measures will be assessed by self-report using questionnaires designed specifically for this study.[12 weeks.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method