The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects who would add mental practice based on action observation to a therapeutic exercise program in young mild smokers. The main question it aims to answer is whether the observation of actions prior to the implementation of a therapeutic exercise program improves the response to it on respiratory, strength and muscle function variables. Participants will be assigned to one of 2 study groups: G1) Therapeutic exercise plus action observation training (n=20) G2) Therapeutic exercise plus sham action observation training (n=20)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
40
Participants make an observation of actions related to the training they are going to perform before each session. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise program of 6 sessions in a period of 2 weeks.
Participants make a sham observation before each session. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise program of 6 sessions in a period of 2 weeks.
Universitat de Valencia
Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Respiratory strength
Maximal respiratory pressures (in H2O centimeters)
Time frame: Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks)
Spirometric parameters
Forced expiratory volume in the first second FEV1 (in liters/second) and forced expiratory volume FVC (In liters/second) obtained from a spirometry
Time frame: Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks)
Physical function
5 times sit-to-stand test (in seconds)
Time frame: Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks)
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