Pre- and Post-tests Impact of a Football Tournament on the Mental Well-being of Kuru Community Youths in Jos-South: A Single Arm Mixed Methods Study

Sporting activities such as football tournaments are instrumental in promoting community mental health. A community-based football tournament intervention will benefit the participating individuals' physical and mental health and promote community cohesion.

The anticipated benefits of the proposed football tournament are:

• To bring a greater sense of community cohesion and togetherness.
• To improve physical and mental health (e.g., increase fitness, reduce anxiety, depression, loneliness, suicidal ideation or self-harm).

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Football Tournament

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 200

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Kuru community male youths in Jos-South local government area of Plateau State Nigeria.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male youths
• Between 18 and 35 years
• Able to give informed consent
• Residents of the Kuru community of Jos-South
• No history of chronic health concerns (e.g., chronic heart disease, severe depression etc).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Females
• Below 18 or above 35 years
• Unable to give informed consent
• History of chronic health concerns (e.g., chronic heart disease, severe depression etc).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Ecologic or Community
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Football Worry is being assessed	Primary outcome measure would be assessed using the Football Worry Scale	Change is being assessed at pre and post-intervention at 8 weeks
Change in Moral Disengagement in Sport is being assessed	Primary outcome measure would be assessed using the Moral Disengagement in Sport Scale	Change is being assessed at pre and post-intervention at 8 weeks
Change in Positive Mental Health is being assessed	Primary outcome measure would be assessed using the Positive Mental Health Scale	Change is being assessed at pre and post-intervention at 8 weeks
Change in Psychological Well-Being is being assessed	Primary outcome measure would be assessed using the Psychological Well-Being Measure	Change is being assessed at pre and post-intervention at 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Nottingham Trent University
• Collaborators: Teesside University; Coal City University; Dung Jidong Foundation

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): November 21, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): November 20, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 3, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 10, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 10, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 0000-0001-5034-0335c

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Yes

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No