Football training program vs. Doctor-Based Recommendations for Healthy Lifestyle - Comparative Study to Improve the Risk Factors for Heart, Circulatory and Dementia - Fit and Fun with Football

Football training program vs. Doctor-Based Recommendations for Healthy Lifestyle - Comparative Study to Improve the Risk Factors for Heart, Circulatory and Dementia - Fit and Fun with Football - Fit and Fun with Football: The 3 F Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017635

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-07-30

Start date

2019-07-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I10.0

Interventions

Group 1: Structured football training program Group 2: Written recommendation for individual risk prevention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

35 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • = 35 years <= 70 years who have not practiced sport regularly for 5 years • Arterial hypertension (treated, untreated) • The diagnosis must be confirmed by a standardized blood pressure measurement (3 measurements after 5 minutes of sitting quietly) or documented by findings of the general practitioner • Initial medical examinations to play football passed • Before signing the survey, the signed declaration of consent must be present

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Age 70 years • No assured arterial hypertension • Lack of medical fitness • Missing consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of blood pressure in 24h blood pressure measurement (ABDM) and / or reduction of number / dosage of antihypertensives. Due to the corona restrictions, the study had to be temporarily interrupted in March it continued on May 18, 2020. An interim analysis based on the Occasional blood pressure measurements for the period from the start of the study until the corona-related interruption was decided. The systolic and / or diastolic was therefore another main target criterion Change in blood pressure in self-measurement added	—

Measure

Time frame

Improvement of blood pressure in 24h blood pressure measurement (ABDM) and / or reduction of number / dosage of antihypertensives. Due to the corona restrictions, the study had to be temporarily interrupted in March it continued on May 18, 2020. An interim analysis based on the Occasional blood pressure measurements for the period from the start of the study until the corona-related interruption was decided. The systolic and / or diastolic was therefore another main target criterion Change in blood pressure in self-measurement added

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
After 12 months • Mean day and night blood pressure (ABPM) • Office blood pressure • Blood pressure during self-measurements • heart rate (day, night, variability) • blood pressure variability (ABPM) • Central blood pressure • lipid metabolism parameters • Glucose, HbA1c • Body Mass Index • Nutrition • Well-being Scale • stress questionnaire • Physical activity • DemTect In cooperation with Dr. Del Vecchio, Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering (Head: Prof. Dr. D. Farina) in a subgroup of participants, the effect of soccer training on neural control of the Muscles examined. This is a non-invasive examination using adhesive electrodes, Duration approx. 60 min, including at the Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, UMG Göttingen	—

Measure

Time frame

After 12 months • Mean day and night blood pressure (ABPM) • Office blood pressure • Blood pressure during self-measurements • heart rate (day, night, variability) • blood pressure variability (ABPM) • Central blood pressure • lipid metabolism parameters • Glucose, HbA1c • Body Mass Index • Nutrition • Well-being Scale • stress questionnaire • Physical activity • DemTect In cooperation with Dr. Del Vecchio, Imperial College London, Department of Bioengineering (Head: Prof. Dr. D. Farina) in a subgroup of participants, the effect of soccer training on neural control of the Muscles examined. This is a non-invasive examination using adhesive electrodes, Duration approx. 60 min, including at the Institute of Neurorehabilitation Systems, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, UMG Göttingen

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSandra Garstecki

St. Josefs-Hospital

elite-studie@kh-clp.de+49 4471 16 2949

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026