Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand

Rugby Fans in Training New Zealand (RUFIT-NZ): protocol for a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle program for overweight men delivered through professional rugby clubs in New Zealand

Abstract Background A healthy lifestyle program that appeals to, and supports, obese New Zealand (NZ) European, Māori (indigenous) and Pasifika men to achieve weight loss is urgently needed. In Scotland, Football Fans in Training (FFIT), a weight management and healthy lifestyle program for overweig...

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Main Authors: Ralph Maddison, Elaine Anne Hargreaves, Yannan Jiang, Amanda Jane Calder, Sally Wyke, Cindy M. Gray, Kate Hunt, David Lubans, Helen Eyles, Nick Draper, Ihirangi Heke, Stephen Kara, Gerhard Sundborn, Claire Arandjus, Matthew Jenkins, Samantha Marsh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Physical activity
Obesity
Weight loss
Men’s health
Lifestyle Intervention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4038-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4038-4

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