Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial
Introduction Improving physical activity (PA) and healthy eating is critical for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Behaviour change programmes delivered in sporting clubs can engage men in health behaviour change, but are rarely sustained or scaled-up post trial. Foll...
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| author | Kate Hunt Hui Jun Chih Himanshu Gupta Dominika Kwasnicka Eleanor Quested Bryce Brickley Brendan J Smith James A Smith Toby Pavey Andrew Maiorana Deborah A Kerr Joanne McVeigh Joanna C Moullin Graham Hillis Matthew David McDonald Tracy McCaffrey Jason Bonson Scarlett Holmes Marshall Makate Lee Wharton Neil Wharton |
| author_facet | Kate Hunt Hui Jun Chih Himanshu Gupta Dominika Kwasnicka Eleanor Quested Bryce Brickley Brendan J Smith James A Smith Toby Pavey Andrew Maiorana Deborah A Kerr Joanne McVeigh Joanna C Moullin Graham Hillis Matthew David McDonald Tracy McCaffrey Jason Bonson Scarlett Holmes Marshall Makate Lee Wharton Neil Wharton |
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| description | Introduction Improving physical activity (PA) and healthy eating is critical for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Behaviour change programmes delivered in sporting clubs can engage men in health behaviour change, but are rarely sustained or scaled-up post trial. Following the success of pilot studies of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) programme, a hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial protocol was developed. This protocol outlines methods to: (1) establish if Aussie-FIT is effective at supporting men with or at risk of CVD to sustain improvements in moderate-to-vigorous PA (primary outcome), diet and physical and psychological health and (2) examine the feasibility and utility of implementation strategies to support programme adoption, implementation and sustainment.Methods and analysis A pragmatic multistate/territory hybrid type 2 effectiveness–implementation parallel group randomised controlled trial with a 6-month wait list control arm in Australia. 320 men aged 35–75 years with or at risk of CVD will be recruited. Aussie-FIT involves 12 weekly face-to-face sessions including coach-led interactive education workshops and PA delivered in Australian Football League (Western Australia, Northern Territory) and rugby (Queensland) sports club settings. Follow-up measures will be at 3 and 6 months (both groups) and at 12 months to assess maintenance (intervention group only). Implementation outcomes will be reported using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance framework.Ethics and dissemination This multisite study has been approved by the lead ethics committees in the lead site’s jurisdiction, the South Metropolitan Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference RGS4254) and the West Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (HREC1221). Findings will be disseminated at academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals and via presentations and reports to stakeholders, including consumers. Findings will inform a blueprint to support the sustainment and scale-up of Aussie-FIT across diverse Australian settings and populations to benefit men’s health.Trial registration number This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000437662). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-333d31d9af064ebeb9c5e64cdb5661282023-11-02T17:55:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-10-01131010.1136/bmjopen-2023-078302Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trialKate Hunt0Hui Jun Chih1Himanshu Gupta2Dominika Kwasnicka3Eleanor Quested4Bryce Brickley5Brendan J Smith6James A Smith7Toby Pavey8Andrew Maiorana9Deborah A Kerr10Joanne McVeigh11Joanna C Moullin12Graham Hillis13Matthew David McDonald14Tracy McCaffrey15Jason Bonson16Scarlett Holmes17Marshall Makate18Lee Wharton19Neil Wharton20Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling, Stirling, UKCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaNHMRC CRE in Digital Technology to Transform Chronic Disease Outcomes, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaPhysical Activity and Well-being Research Group, Enable Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaPhysical Activity and Well-being Research Group, Enable Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaExercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaCurtin School of Allied Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaPhysical Activity and Well-being Research Group, Enable Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDepartment of Cardiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaPhysical Activity and Well-being Research Group, Enable Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaPhysical Activity and Well-being Research Group, Enable Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaCurtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaExercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaExercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaIntroduction Improving physical activity (PA) and healthy eating is critical for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Behaviour change programmes delivered in sporting clubs can engage men in health behaviour change, but are rarely sustained or scaled-up post trial. Following the success of pilot studies of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) programme, a hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial protocol was developed. This protocol outlines methods to: (1) establish if Aussie-FIT is effective at supporting men with or at risk of CVD to sustain improvements in moderate-to-vigorous PA (primary outcome), diet and physical and psychological health and (2) examine the feasibility and utility of implementation strategies to support programme adoption, implementation and sustainment.Methods and analysis A pragmatic multistate/territory hybrid type 2 effectiveness–implementation parallel group randomised controlled trial with a 6-month wait list control arm in Australia. 320 men aged 35–75 years with or at risk of CVD will be recruited. Aussie-FIT involves 12 weekly face-to-face sessions including coach-led interactive education workshops and PA delivered in Australian Football League (Western Australia, Northern Territory) and rugby (Queensland) sports club settings. Follow-up measures will be at 3 and 6 months (both groups) and at 12 months to assess maintenance (intervention group only). Implementation outcomes will be reported using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance framework.Ethics and dissemination This multisite study has been approved by the lead ethics committees in the lead site’s jurisdiction, the South Metropolitan Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (Reference RGS4254) and the West Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (HREC1221). Findings will be disseminated at academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals and via presentations and reports to stakeholders, including consumers. Findings will inform a blueprint to support the sustainment and scale-up of Aussie-FIT across diverse Australian settings and populations to benefit men’s health.Trial registration number This trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12623000437662).https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e078302.full |
| spellingShingle | Kate Hunt Hui Jun Chih Himanshu Gupta Dominika Kwasnicka Eleanor Quested Bryce Brickley Brendan J Smith James A Smith Toby Pavey Andrew Maiorana Deborah A Kerr Joanne McVeigh Joanna C Moullin Graham Hillis Matthew David McDonald Tracy McCaffrey Jason Bonson Scarlett Holmes Marshall Makate Lee Wharton Neil Wharton Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial BMJ Open |
| title | Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial |
| title_full | Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial |
| title_fullStr | Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial |
| title_short | Scale-up of the Australian Fans in Training (Aussie-FIT) men’s health behaviour change program: a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness–implementation trial |
| title_sort | scale up of the australian fans in training aussie fit men s health behaviour change program a protocol for a randomised controlled hybrid effectiveness implementation trial |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e078302.full |
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