Football Fans in Training (FFIT): A gender-sensitive weight loss and healthy living programme delivered to men aged 35-65 by Scottish Premier League (SPL) football clubs

Conditions

Overweight and obesity Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Obesity

Cindy M. Gray, Sally Wyke, Rachel Zhang, Annie S. Anderson, Sarah Barry et al. (18 authors)

Public Health Research2018-07-0132 citations

Long-term weight loss trajectories following participation in a randomised controlled trial of a weight management programme for men delivered through professional football clubs: a longitudinal cohort study and economic evaluation.

Gray CM, Wyke S, Zhang R, Anderson AS, Barry S, Boyer N, Brennan G, Briggs A, Bunn C, Donnachie C, Grieve E, Kohli-Lynch C, Lloyd SM, McConnachie A, McCowan C, MacLean A, Mutrie N, Hunt K.

2018-06-2825 citations

10.1186/s12966-018-0683-3

Football Fans in Training (FFIT): a randomised controlled trial of a gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for men – end of study report

Sally Wyke, Kate Hunt, Cindy M. Gray, Elisabeth Fenwick, Christopher Bunn et al. (16 authors)

Public Health Research2015-01-0198 citations

10.3310/phr03020

A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered by Scottish Premier League football clubs (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Hunt K, Wyke S, Gray CM, Anderson AS, Brady A, Bunn C, Donnan PT, Fenwick E, Grieve E, Leishman J, Miller E, Mutrie N, Rauchhaus P, White A, Treweek S.

2014-01-21238 citations

10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62420-4

Interventions

Men in the intervention group will take part in the Football Fans in Training prgramme, an evidence-based, gender-sensitised, weight loss, physical activity and healthy living programme consisting of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men aged 35-65 years 2. Body mass index (BMI) at least 28kg/m2 3. Have completed the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire 4. Willing to consent to weight, height and waist measurements

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior participation in FFIT 2. Men whose measured blood pressure (BP) contraindicates vigorous exercise will be excluded from in stadium training until they can provide evidence of its reduction

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Percentage weight loss at 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Percentage weight loss at 12 weeks 2. Percentage reduction in waist circumference and body fat (as measured by bioimpedance) at 12 weeks and 12 months 3. Physical activity: changes in self-reported frequency and duration of walking, moderate and vigorous activity, and sedentary behaviour over the last 7 days at 12 weeks and 12 months measured by the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire 4. Eating habits: changes in self-reported intake of key contributors to weight gain [e.g. fast foods, chocolate bars, chips, pies, sugary drinks] at 12 weeks and 12 months using questions adapted from the Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education 5. Changes in self-reported alcohol consumption over the last 7 days at 12 weeks and 12 months 6. Reduction in resting blood pressure at 12 weeks and 12 months 7. Psychological outcomes 7.1. Changes in positive and negative affect as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule 7.2. Changes in self esteem as measured by the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale 7.3. Changes in health-related quality of life as measured by SF-12, all at 12 weeks and 12 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Percentage weight loss at 12 weeks 2. Percentage reduction in waist circumference and body fat (as measured by bioimpedance) at 12 weeks and 12 months 3. Physical activity: changes in self-reported frequency and duration of walking, moderate and vigorous activity, and sedentary behaviour over the last 7 days at 12 weeks and 12 months measured by the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire 4. Eating habits: changes in self-reported intake of key contributors to weight gain [e.g. fast foods, chocolate bars, chips, pies, sugary drinks] at 12 weeks and 12 months using questions adapted from the Dietary Instrument for Nutrition Education 5. Changes in self-reported alcohol consumption over the last 7 days at 12 weeks and 12 months 6. Reduction in resting blood pressure at 12 weeks and 12 months 7. Psychological outcomes 7.1. Changes in positive and negative affect as measured by the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule 7.2. Changes in self esteem as measured by the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale 7.3. Changes in health-related quality of life as measured by SF-12, all at 12 weeks and 12 months

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed