Football Cooperative, a community based physical activity social intervention for men: A feasibility study for scale up

An assessment of the impact of community based social football on the physical, mental and social health of male participants and the social return on investment of the intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17438373

Enrollment

130

Registered

2021-06-16

Start date

2021-05-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-05

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Conditions

Physical, mental and social health of males (average age 38) Other

Interventions

Football Cooperative (FC) is a social enterprise (SE) established since 2017 for men, by men and uses ‘pick-up-football’ as the vehicle to bring men together to improve their overall health and achiev

b) flexible regarding attendance (played 2-3 nights/week), c) affordable to ensure inclusion of all and d) offered to all levels of fitness and football capacity. ‘Pick-up-football’ differs from Assoc

team formation is crucial to ensuring both the game and social experience is maximised. The Match Coordinator will tactfully select the teams for the game with the objective to find a cumulative balan

they will publish a game notification to the participant pool via their ‘bespoke game portal’

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male aged =18 years 2. Current or newly recruited FC member in the North County Dublin venue as of the beginning of the intervention 3. Have completed the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q) 4. Provided written consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Collected at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months: 1. Physical fitness measured using the Yo Yo Intermittent Recover Test Level 1	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Collected at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months: 1. Height measured using a portable Seca 213 stadiometer 2. Weight be measured using a Seca 813 electronic weighing scales with participants wearing light clothing, no shoes and with empty pockets 3. Waist circumference measured using a standard tape measure 4. Perceived Health measured using SF-12 5. Lifestyle: 5.1. Alcohol consumption - adapted from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 5.2. PA frequency - adapted from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Brief-IPAQ) 5.3. Smoking - Game of Stones Feasibility Study data 5.4. Fruit & Veg Intake - Men on the Move Study data 6. Mental Health measured using SF-12 7. Self Esteem measured using Rosenburg Self Esteem Scale 8. Life Satisfaction measured using ... 9. Loneliness measured using UCLA Loneliness Scale 10. Sleep measured using Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale (Snyder et al. 2018) 11. Health Economics measured using SFP-12	—

Measure

Time frame

Collected at baseline, 3, 6, and 12 months: 1. Height measured using a portable Seca 213 stadiometer 2. Weight be measured using a Seca 813 electronic weighing scales with participants wearing light clothing, no shoes and with empty pockets 3. Waist circumference measured using a standard tape measure 4. Perceived Health measured using SF-12 5. Lifestyle: 5.1. Alcohol consumption - adapted from National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 5.2. PA frequency - adapted from the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Brief-IPAQ) 5.3. Smoking - Game of Stones Feasibility Study data 5.4. Fruit & Veg Intake - Men on the Move Study data 6. Mental Health measured using SF-12 7. Self Esteem measured using Rosenburg Self Esteem Scale 8. Life Satisfaction measured using ... 9. Loneliness measured using UCLA Loneliness Scale 10. Sleep measured using Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale (Snyder et al. 2018) 11. Health Economics measured using SFP-12

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Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

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