Effects of Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Mild Smokers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smokers
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Respiratory strength
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
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)
Investigators
Francisco Martínez Arnau
Professor
University of Valencia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •\>18 years old
- •Had a pack per year index of \<5 (mild smoking index).
Exclusion Criteria
- •Those who presented:
- •a respiratory pathology,
- •cardiac, systematic, or metabolic disease,
- •history of recent surgery,
- •vertebral fracture,
- •or osteoarticular disorders of the spine area.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Respiratory strength
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)
Maximal respiratory pressures (in H2O centimeters)
Secondary Outcomes
- Spirometric parameters(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(Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks))