Cigarette craving usually occurs with unpleasant feelings, including stress. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) may reduce level of cigarette craving and/or withdrawal symptoms.
The study reports on a study investigating the acute effects of a one-time application of progressive muscle relaxation on craving for cigarettes in smokers who were instructed to abstain from cigarettes for 3 hours.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Comparison of progressive muscle relaxation and no intervention (e.g., reading newspaper of the day) for the same amount of time.
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Craving
Craving, a strong desire for using a substance when abstaining from substance, was measured by the Penn Alcohol Rating Scale - adapted (PACS-adapted) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation
Cigarette withdrawal-related and non-withdrawal related feelings
Cigarette withdrawal symptoms (i.e., anxious, hungry, feeling bad, restless) and non-withdrawal (i.e., high, stimulated, paranoid, tongue - tied) (59-61), as measured by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation
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