Resistance Training as an Aid to Smoking Cessation Treatment

N/ACompletedNCT01951456

Teachers College, Columbia University180 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether resistance training can aid smoking cessation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

180

Conditions

Cigarette Smoking

Interventions

Resistance trainingBEHAVIORAL

Health and WellnessBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 or older, smoke five or more cigarettes a day for at least the past 12 months Exclusion Criteria: Participating in any type of exercise for \>60 minutes/week over the past 3 months, current smokeless tobacco use, participation in an ongoing effort to quit smoking, current or planned pregnancy, any serious medical condition that would make exercise unsafe

Locations (1)

Teachers College, Columbia University

New York, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Smoking cessation

Salivary cotinine-verified 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (7-day PPA) from nicotine (cigarette smoking).

Time frame: Change from baseline to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Cortisol

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Mood

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Cigarette cravings

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Abstinence self-efficacy

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Sleep

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Body composition

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Body weight

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Lung function

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Blood pressure

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Cholesterol profile

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Glycosylated hemoglobin

Time frame: 3, 6, 12 months

Muscular strength

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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