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Trial reportMedicine and science in sports and exercise2017

Hockey Fans in Training: A Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.

Robert J Petrella, Dawn P Gill, Guangyong Zou, Ashleigh DE Cruz, Brendan Riggin, Cassandra Bartol, Karen Danylchuk, Kate Hunt, Sally Wyke, Cindy M Gray and 2 more

Open access · hybridAbstract readPragmatic Clinical TrialRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. A systematic review examining socioeconomic factors in trials of interventions for men that report weight as an outcome.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2022
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  6. The impact of adult behavioural weight management interventions on mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Robert J Petrella1Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CANADA; 2Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, CANADA; 3School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, CANADA; 4School of Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, CANADA; 5Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CANADA; 6Robarts Clinical Trials, Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, Ontario, CANADA; 7MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM; and 8Institute of Health and Wellbeing, College of Social Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM.
Dawn P Gill
Guangyong Zou
Ashleigh DE Cruz
Brendan Riggin
Cassandra Bartol
Karen Danylchuk
Kate Hunt
Sally Wyke
Cindy M Gray
Christopher Bunn
Merrick Zwarenstein
Western University · CAUniversity of Glasgow · GBMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SPHSU12Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/12
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT) is a gender-sensitized weight loss and healthy lifestyle program. We investigated 1) feasibility of recruiting and retaining overweight and obese men into a pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial and 2) potential for Hockey FIT to lead to weight loss and improvements in other outcomes at 12 wk and 12 months.

methodsMale fans of two ice hockey teams (35-65 yr; body mass index ≥28 kg·m) located in Ontario (Canada) were randomized to intervention (Hockey FIT) or comparator (wait-list control). Hockey FIT includes a 12-wk active phase (weekly, coach-led group meetings including provision of dietary information, practice of behavior change techniques, and safe exercise sessions plus incremental pedometer walking) and a 40-wk minimally supported phase (smartphone app for sustaining physical activity, private online social network, standardized e-mails, booster session/reunion). Measurement at baseline and 12 wk (both groups) and 12 months (intervention group only) included clinical outcomes (e.g., weight) and self-reported physical activity, diet, and self-rated health.

resultsEighty men were recruited in 4 wk; trial retention was >80% at 12 wk and >75% at 12 months. At 12 wk, the intervention group lost 3.6 kg (95% confidence interval, -5.26 to -1.90 kg) more than the comparator group (P < 0.001) and maintained this weight loss to 12 months. The intervention group also demonstrated greater improvements in other clinical measures, physical activity, diet, and self-rated health at 12 wk; most sustained to 12 months.

conclusionsResults suggest feasible recruitment/retention of overweight and obese men in the Hockey FIT program. Results provide evidence for the potential effectiveness of Hockey FIT for weight loss and improved health in at-risk men and, thus, evidence to proceed with a definitive trial.

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HockeyAdultAgedBehavior TherapyDiet, ReducingExercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityOntarioOverweightTreatment OutcomeWeight Loss

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PMID28719494
PMCPMC5704649
OpenAlexW2738011635

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