None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this research is to determine the whether the RUFIT-NZ intervention improves healthy lifestyles in overweight men aged 30-65 year by assessing weight loss and improvements in diet, physical activity and alcohol use at 52 weeks. A second aim is to determine the cost-effectiveness of the intervention and to understand the potential for implementation of RUFIT-NZ as an ongoing program in NZ. A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial to assess effectiveness of the RUFIT-NZ programme. The intervention group will receive a group-based healthy living and weight loss programme, delivered in 12 x weekly two-hour sessions at the Rugby club’s training facility, by a trained RUFIT coach. Each 2-hour session will include a workshop-based education component covering different healthy lifestyle topics and an individually-tailored exercise training programme. Both the intervention and control groups will complete measures at baseline, 12 weeks (after study commencement), and 52 weeks (after baseline). Once the final measures are taken at 52 weeks, the control group will be offered the 12 week intervention.
Interventions
A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial designed to assess effectiveness of the RUFIT-NZ programme, with respect to bodyweight, diet, physical activity, and alcohol use.
The programme will involve a group-based healthy living and weight loss programme, delivered in 12 x weekly two-hour sessions at the Rugby club’s training facility, by a trained RUFIT coach.
Each two-hour session will cater for approximately 20 people and include a workshop-based education component, the c
A multi-centre, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial designed to assess effectiveness of the RUFIT-NZ programme, with respect to bodyweight, diet, physical activity, and alcohol use. The programme will involve a group-based healthy living and weight loss programme, delivered in 12 x weekly two-hour sessions at the Rugby club’s training facility, by a trained RUFIT coach. Each two-hour session will cater for approximately 20 people and include a workshop-based education component, the content of which will include behaviour change (goal setting, problem solving, self-monitoring) and environmental (leverage of social support) strategies. As well as an individually-tailored exercise training programme (see details below). The education components delivered in the group setting over each of the 12 weeks are Week 1 - "Lifestyle approach to health" and "goal setting" delivered by rugby club coaches Week 2 - "Nutrition", delivered by rugby club nutritionists Week 3 - "Planning and Budgeting - Nutrition", delivered by rugby club nutritionists Week 4 - "Behaviour Change", delivered by rugby club coaches Week 5 - "Mindful Eating", delivered by rugby club nutritionists Week 6 - "Injury Prevention", delivered by rugby club coaches Week 7 - "Question and Answer" section (Nutrition), delivered by rugby club nutritionists Week 8 - "Alcohol and Health", delivered by rugby club coaches Week 9 - "Question and Answer" section (physical activity), delivered by rugby club coaches Week 10 - "Sleep and Sedentary Behaviour", delivered by rugby club coaches Week 11 - "Long-term Behaviour Change" and "Overcoming Obstacles", delivered by rugby club coaches Week 12 - "Wrap-up" and "Motivational Talk" delivered by rugby club coaches. The rugby coaches and nutritionists will be trained in the intervention and given slides, manuals, and seminar on the content for the education component. Each participant will receive a booklet containing the slides presented and forms to monitor their step-counts, weekly food consumption, weight, and their weekly goals. The individually-tailored exercise training programmes are strength and conditioning based delivered and prepared by the rugby club coaches. Coaches will create programmes for all participants to complete but that cater to individual fitness abilities. For example, if the group is required to run the coaches will encourage those whose abilities do not meet those requirements to walk. Adherence to the intervention will be monitored through measuring bodyweight, diet, physical activity, and alcohol use at baseline, 12 weeks, and 52 weeks. Participants will be randomised to either the 12-week RUFIT-NZ intervention programme, or the wait-list control group.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
30 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Men aged between 30-65 years who are overweight (defined as having a BMI 28kg/m2 or higher), can speak and write in English, give informed electronic consent, and who meet the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire criteria or (if not) provide consent from their physician to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria: Participants who are currently participating in another healthy lifestyle programme or are terminally unable to complete the 1 year duration of the intervention.
Outcome results
None listed