Adherence to 24-Hour Movement Guidelines and Association With Diet Quality in Multi-Disciplinary Football Team Staff

NCT06771752 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2024-12-02
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 236
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to assess whether adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines is associated with diet quality in professional football staff, an underrepresented population affected by irregular schedules, travel, and high-pressure environments. The main objectives are to:

• Assess and describe the sleep quality of football sports staff
• Measure and contextualise the adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines in football sports staff
• Analyse and describe the diet quality of football sports staff
• Describe correlations between job title, gender and location for physical movement and diet quality Participants will answer a questionnaire that incorporates:
• Personal descriptives (height, weight, age, location, job title)
• Data on physical activity (movement, sleep, sedentary behaviour, strength training, screen time) based on the Canadian 24-hour Movement Guidelines
• The Mini-EAT dietary screening tool that evaluates diet quality (intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy, and sweets) Statistical analyses will examine adherence levels, diet quality and the potential associations, aiming at informing health and performance strategies for football staff.

Conditions

Physical Activity; Diet Quality; Staff; Soccer

Keywords

24 hour movement; diet quality; football; physical activity; nutrition; strength training; football staff; soccer; soccer staff

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (9)

• Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity Time

  Ratio scale, measured in minutes per week. From 0 minutes (low adherence) to 240+ minutes (high adherence). Question from the Whole Day Matters Toolkit: 24-hour movement questionnaire from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Light Physical Activity Time

  Ratio scale, measured in hours per day. From 1 hours (low adherence) to 10+ hours (high adherence). Question from the Whole Day Matters Toolkit: 24-hour movement questionnaire from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Sedentary Time

  Ratio scale, measured in hours per day. From 1 hour (high adherence) to 10+ hours (low adherence). Question from the Whole Day Matters Toolkit: 24-hour movement questionnaire from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Sleep Duration

  Ratio scale, measured in hours per day. From 1 hours (low adherence) to 10+ hours (high adherence). Question from the Whole Day Matters Toolkit: 24-hour movement questionnaire from The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Fruit Intake

  Ordinal scale. Scored from 0 ("Do not eat it at all") to 9 ("4 or more servings per day"). Question from validated Mini-Eat questionnaire.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Vegetable Intake

  Ordinal scale. Scored from 0 ("Do not eat it at all") to 9 ("4 or more servings per day"). Question from validated Mini-Eat questionnaire.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Sweets Intake

  Ordinal scale. Scored from 9 ("Do not eat it at all") to 0 ("4 or more servings per day"). Question from validated Mini-Eat questionnaire.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Whole Grain Intake

  Ordinal scale. Scored from 0 ("Do not eat it at all") to 9 ("4 or more servings per day"). Question from validated Mini-Eat questionnaire.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Diet Quality Summary Score

  Accumulation of diet quality scores from Mini-Eat validated questions. A score of \<61 is Unhealthy / Poor diet, a score between 60 and 68.9 is Intermediate / Diet needs improvement, a score of \>69 is Healthy / Comparable to scores of \>80.

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Strength Training Frequency

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Sedentary Breaks

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Screen Time Adherence

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Legumes, Nuts, and Seeds Intake

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

• Frequency of Fish or Seafood Intake

  From enrollment to the end of assessment

Study Arms (1)

Multidisciplinary Football Staff

Other: Questionnaire

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

The questionnaire will be made comprised of the questions taken from the Whole Day Matters Toolkit (WDMT) 24-hour movement questionnaire (The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, 2021), which is based on the official 24-hour movement guidelines (Ross et al., 2020) (see appendix). For diet quality, Mini-EAT, a short dietary screening tool will be used (Lara-Breitinger et al., 2023) (see appendix). The questionnaire will be open for two months during the football mid-season time period (January 15th to March 15th). The principal investigator will distribute the questionnaire digitally via Google Forms. It will be sent directly to sports staff professionals, individually and to football clubs and to universities to distribute to their cohort. Only people with the link will be able to access the questionnaire. Participants will answer the questionnaire, which will take roughly 10 minutes, completing the intervention.

Also known as: Whole Day Matters Toolkit: 24-hour movement questionnaire by The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Mini-Eat dietary questionnaire

Multidisciplinary Football Staff

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study population consists of professional football sports staff, including roles such as: * Manager / Head Coach * Assistant Coach * Goalkeeping Coach * Strength and Conditioning Coach * Talent Scout * Player Development Coach * Performance Coach * Sports Scientist * Performance Nutritionist * Sports Psychologist * Physical Therapist * Performance Analyst * Team Doctor * Physiotherapist * Performance Chef * Referee The study population will not be limited to one country or location. The English version of the questionnaire will be sent to English speakers and the Spanish version of the questionnaire will be sent to Spanish speakers. This aims to include a diverse sample of football staff from different regions, helping to better understand factors influencing adherence to movement guidelines and diet quality across various linguistic and cultural groups.

You may qualify if:

• Individuals who work in football / soccer in professional leagues or semi-professional leagues in both men's and women's teams
• Individuals aged between 18 and 65
• Individuals who have confirmed status of their occupation on LinkedIn or football club website

You may not qualify if:

• Jobs in other sports besides football / soccer
• No public profile on LinkedIn or football club website to confirm job status
• No signing of the consent form in the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ramon Llull: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Ramon Llull

Barcelona, 08025, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lara-Breitinger KM, Medina Inojosa JR, Li Z, Kunzova S, Lerman A, Kopecky SL, Lopez-Jimenez F. Validation of a Brief Dietary Questionnaire for Use in Clinical Practice: Mini-EAT (Eating Assessment Tool). J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 3;12(1):e025064. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.025064. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

  PMID: 36583423 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Sports Medicine

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 7, 2025
• First Posted: January 13, 2025
• Study Start: January 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2025
• Study Completion: March 16, 2025
• Last Updated: March 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF

Locations

ES (1)