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Trial reportBMC public health2016

Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) pilot study protocol: a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program for overweight and obese male hockey fans.

Dawn P Gill, Wendy Blunt, Ashleigh De Cruz, Brendan Riggin, Kate Hunt, Guangyong Zou, Shannon Sibbald, Karen Danylchuk, Merrick Zwarenstein, Cindy M Gray and 3 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialPragmatic Clinical Trial
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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. It is linked to trial NCT02396524 (Hockey Fans in Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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.

NCT02396524 nacompletednot on this map

Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT): A Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of an Exercise and Healthy Living Program for Middle-aged, Overweight and Obese Men

TypeinterventionalSponsorWestern University, CanadaRan2015 to 2016Enrolled80ConditionsOverweight, ObesityArmsHockey FIT Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dawn P GillCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Wendy BluntCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Ashleigh De CruzCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Brendan RigginSchool of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Canada.
Kate HuntMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Guangyong ZouDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Shannon SibbaldCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Karen DanylchukSchool of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Canada.
Merrick ZwarensteinCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Cindy M GrayInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Sally WykeInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Christopher BunnInstitute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Robert J PetrellaCentre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada. petrella@uwo.ca.
Western University · CAUniversity of Glasgow · GBMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit · GBRobarts Clinical Trials · CA

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_U130059811Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/12Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEffective approaches that engage men in weight loss and lifestyle change are important because of worldwide increases, including in Canada, in obesity and chronic diseases. Football Fans in Training (FFIT), developed in Scotland, successfully tackled these problems by engaging overweight/obese male football fans in sustained weight loss and positive health behaviours, through program deliveries at professional football stadia.

methodsAims: 1) Adapt FFIT to hockey within the Canadian context and integrate with HealtheSteps™ (evidence-based lifestyle program) to develop Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT); 2) Explore potential for Hockey FIT to help overweight/obese men lose weight and improve other outcomes by 12 weeks, and retain these improvements to 12 months; 3) Evaluate feasibility of recruiting and retaining overweight/obese men; 4) Evaluate acceptability of Hockey FIT; and 5) Conduct program optimization via a process evaluation. We conducted a two-arm pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial (pRCT) whereby 80 overweight/obese male hockey fans (35-65 years; body-mass index ≥28 kg/m DISCUSSION: Hockey FIT is a gender-sensitive program designed to engage overweight/obese male hockey fans to improve physical activity and healthy eating choices, thereby leading to weight loss and other positive changes in health outcomes. We expect this study to provide evidence for a full-scale confirmatory pRCT.

trial registrationNCT02396524 (Clinicaltrials.gov). Date of registration: Feb 26, 2015.

Indexed as

ExerciseHealth BehaviorHealthy LifestyleHockeyWeight LossAdultBody WeightCanadaHealth PromotionHumansLondonMaleMiddle AgedObesityOverweightPilot ProjectsHealth promotionHealth technologyHealthy eatingHockeyLifestyle interventionMasculinityOverweight/Obese menPhysical activitySport fanWeight loss

Identifiers

PMID27756351
PMCPMC5070306
OpenAlexW2532571412

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