The First Twenty for Volunteer Firefighters

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title:

The First Twenty for Volunteer Firefighters

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03181321
• Other study ID #: HSC-SPH-14-0749
• Secondary ID: EMW-2013-FP-0098
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2014
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: June 2018
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of an internet-based firefighter health and wellness program for volunteer fire departments.

Description:

A national sample of volunteer fire departments will be recruited for a 6 month, CRCT with a cross-over treatment design to determine the efficacy of The First Twenty (TF20), a wellness program focused on nutrition and fitness for firefighters. Modifications to the existing TF20 will be made to enhance the health coaching features and include tools for program evaluation. Study outcomes (changes in weight, BMI, body fat percentage, waist circumference, dietary intakes, blood pressure, and fitness activities) will be assessed pre- and post-intervention.

This will be the first internet-based, occupationally tailored health and wellness program implemented for the volunteer fire service. TF20 will be an essential cost effective tool to address the epidemic of unhealthy body composition, nutrition and fitness among firefighters.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 419
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• first responder within a participating fire department

• willing to complete all assessments

• internet accessibility through a computer, tablet or smartphone and ability to use devices appropriately

Exclusion Criteria:

• not a first responder within a participating fire department

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Obesity
• Occupational Injuries

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The First Twenty
The TF20 incorporates individual goal setting and health coaching, leveraging cultural aspects of the fire service and group cohesion to motivate behavior change. The TF20 focuses on the unique needs of FF with culturally relevant nutrition and fitness strategies. TF20 was primarily designed as a cost-effective, stand-alone program for departments which have no health promotion initiative. Program components include practical approaches to nutrition, fitness and mental health.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston	Texas

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)	BMI from measured height and weight	baseline, 6 months
Primary	Change in Body Fat Percentage	body fat % from Tanita scale measurement	baseline, 6 months
Primary	Change in Waist Circumference	waist circumference from measured waist using a tape	baseline, 6 months
Secondary	Change in Food and nutrient intake as assessed by the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)	The Food and Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) is a self-administered, semi-quantitative, food frequency questionnaire developed by the principal investigator. The FFQ presents a food list, which contains items contributing most to selected nutrient intakes among firefighters and foods encouraged by the intervention. FFQ data will be used to calculate usual nutrient intakes using the Food Intake Analysis System (FIASMe).	baseline, 6 months
Secondary	Change in self reported physical activity and inactivity	SRPA	baseline, 6 months