Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27430332›Full record

Trial reportBMC public health2016

Study protocol of European Fans in Training (EuroFIT): a four-country randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle program for men delivered in elite football clubs.

Femke van Nassau, Hidde P van der Ploeg, Frank Abrahamsen, Eivind Andersen, Annie S Anderson, Judith E Bosmans, Christopher Bunn, Matthew Chalmers, Ciaran Clissmann, Jason M R Gill and 29 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled TrialPragmatic Clinical Trial
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Trial report in BMC public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Trial
  4. Trial
  5. Trial
  6. Trial
  7. Trial
  8. Trial
  9. Trial
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Review
  19. Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

39 authors.

Femke van NassauDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3726-550X
Hidde P van der PloegDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands. hp.vanderploeg@vumc.nl.
Frank AbrahamsenNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Eivind AndersenNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Annie S AndersonCentre for Public Health Nutrition Research, Level 7, Ninewells Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
Judith E BosmansDepartment of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Christopher BunnInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RS, UK.
Matthew ChalmersSchool of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
Ciaran ClissmannPintail Ltd, 77 Springhill Ave, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Jason M R GillInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK.
Cindy M GrayInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RS, UK.
Kate HuntMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Judith G M JelsmaDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands.
Jennifer G La GuardiaUniversity of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, USA.
Pierre N LemyreNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
David W LoudonPAL Technologies Ltd, PAL Technologies Ltd 50 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XP, Scotland, UK.
Lisa MacaulayInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RS, UK.
Douglas J MaxwellPAL Technologies Ltd, PAL Technologies Ltd 50 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XP, Scotland, UK.
Alex McConnachieRobertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Anne MartinPhysical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, UK.
Nikos MourselasPAL Technologies Ltd, PAL Technologies Ltd 50 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XP, Scotland, UK.
Nanette MutriePhysical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Institute for Sport, Physical Education and Health Sciences, Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ, UK.
Ria Nijhuis-van der SandenRadboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Kylie O'BrienPintail Ltd, 77 Springhill Ave, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
Hugo V PereiraInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Estrada da Costa, 1495-688, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
Matthew PhilpottEuropean Healthy Stadia Network, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, UK.
Glyn C RobertsNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
John RooksbySchool of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
Mattias RostSchool of Computing Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
Øystein RøynesdalNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Naveed SattarInstitute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK.
Marlene N SilvaInterdisciplinary Center for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Estrada da Costa, 1495-688, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
Marit SorensenNorwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Coaching and Psychology, Oslo, Norway.
Pedro J TeixeiraEuropean Healthy Stadia Network, 151 Dale Street, Liverpool, L2 2JH, UK.
Shaun TreweekHealth Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD, UK.
Theo van AchterbergDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Academic Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Irene van de GlindRadboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Scientific Center for Quality of Healthcare (IQ healthcare), Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Willem van MechelenDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, Amsterdam, 1081 BT, The Netherlands.
Sally WykeInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8RS, UK.

Funding

Chief Scientist Office HSRU2Medical Research Council MC_U130059811Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLifestyle interventions targeting physical activity, sedentary time and dietary behaviours have the potential to initiate and support behavioural change and result in public health gain. Although men have often been reluctant to engage in such lifestyle programs, many are at high risk of several chronic conditions. We have developed an evidence and theory-based, gender sensitised, health and lifestyle program (European Fans in Training (EuroFIT)), which is designed to attract men through the loyalty they feel to the football club they support. This paper describes the study protocol to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the EuroFIT program in supporting men to improve their level of physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour over 12 months.

methodsThe EuroFIT study is a pragmatic, two-arm, randomised controlled trial conducted in 15 football clubs in the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the UK (England). One-thousand men, aged 30 to 65 years, with a self-reported Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥27 kg/m(2) will be recruited and individually randomised. The primary outcomes are objectively-assessed changes in total physical activity (steps per day) and total sedentary time (minutes per day) at 12 months after baseline assessment. Secondary outcomes are weight, BMI, waist circumference, resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, cardio-metabolic blood biomarkers, food intake, self-reported physical activity and sedentary time, wellbeing, self-esteem, vitality and quality of life. Cost-effectiveness will be assessed and a process evaluation conducted. The EuroFIT program will be delivered over 12 weekly, 90-minute sessions that combine classroom discussion with graded physical activity in the setting of the football club. Classroom sessions provide participants with a toolbox of behaviour change techniques to initiate and sustain long-term lifestyle changes. The coaches will receive two days of training to enable them to create a positive social environment that supports men in engaging in sustained behaviour change. DISCUSSION: The EuroFIT trial will provide evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the EuroFIT program delivered by football clubs to their male fans, and will offer insight into factors associated with success in making sustained changes to physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and secondary outcomes, such as diet.

trial registrationISRCTN: 81935608 . Registered 16 June 2015.

Indexed as

FootballMotivationPeer InfluenceSedentary BehaviorSoccerAdultAgedEnglandExerciseHealth PromotionHumansMaleMiddle AgedNetherlandsNorwayPortugalCardio-metabolic healthDietFootball clubInterventionLong-term behaviour changeMen’s healthObesityPhysical activityRandomised controlled trialSedentary behaviour

Identifiers

PMID27430332
PMCPMC4950080

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.