Table 5.
Adaptation of FFIT in other professional sports settings, countries or target groups.
| Name of Adapted Program (Funding) | Country; Sport Setting; Target Group | Degree of Adaptation; Using Aarons et al.’s Typology | Evaluation | Publications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fussball Fans im Training (German Cancer Aid) | Germany; Football; Men, aged 35–65, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2, waist circumference ≥ 100 cm |
Very minor; Type 1 scale-out |
Pragmatic non-randomized trial, waitlist comparison group | Pietsch, Weisser [54] |
| Hockey-FIT (Movember [pilot], CI HR [RCT]) | Canada; Ice hockey; Men, aged 35–65, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 |
Very minor; Type 1 scale-out |
Pilot pragmatic RCT completed [55]; full RCT ongoing | Gill, Blunt [56]; Petrella, Gill [55] Blunt, Gill [57] |
| Move like a Pro (Movember [pilot]) | England; Premiership Rugby; Men aged 35–65, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 | Very minor; Type 1 scale-out |
Small scale feasibility study completed | Gray et al. [58] |
| FFIT for women (Scottish Government) | Scotland; Football; Women aged 35–65, BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 |
Minor; Type 2 scale-out |
Feasibility study [59]; analysis of further data ongoing | Bunn et al. [59] |
| Active Fans (Erasmus + Sport) | Belgium, England, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Football; Men and women, aged 35–65; BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 |
Minor; Type 1 and 2 scale-out |
Pre-post measures, as for FFIT scale-up | - |
| RU-FIT NZ (Health Research Council, NZ | New Zealand; Rugby; Men, aged 25–65, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 |
Moderate; Type 3 scale-out |
Pilot RCT completed [60]; full RCT ongoing | Maddison et al. [60] |
| Aussie FIT (Healthway) | Australia; Aussie-Rules football; Men aged 35–65; BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 | Moderate; Type 1 scale-out |
Feasibility and pilot RCT completed [61] | Quested et al. [61] |
| Euro-FIT (European Commission) | England, NL, Norway, Portugal; Football; Men aged 30–65, BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2 |
Substantial; Type 3 scale-out |
Full RCT completed [62] | Wyke, Bunn [62], van de Glind, Bunn [63]; van Nassau, van der Ploeg [64] |