Resistance Training as an Aid to Smoking Cessation Treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cigarette Smoking
• Interventions: Behavioral: Health and Wellness; Behavioral: Resistance training

• Registration Number: NCT01951456
• Lead Sponsor: Teachers College, Columbia University

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2013-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-09-23
• Study First Posted: 2013-09-26
• Study Start: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2018-04
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-31
• Study Completion: 2019-03-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Health and Wellness	Health and Wellness	Participants in this group will be required to attend the exact same number of sessions as those in the Resistance Training group. Each session will last approximately 45-60 minutes. Sessions will include a practical component/demonstration, an informational video, and a handout on a pertinent healthy lifestyle topic for adults.
Resistance training	Resistance training	Participants will attend two, 45-60-minute progressive, moderate intensity resistance training sessions per week for 12 weeks. The program will maintain a format of a 5-minute warm-up, 35-50 minutes of resistance training and a 5-minute cool-down with flexibility and abdominal exercises.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Smoking cessation	Change from baseline to 3 months	Salivary cotinine-verified 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (7-day PPA) from nicotine (cigarette smoking).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cigarette cravings	3, 6, 12 months
Mood	3, 6, 12 months
Body composition	3, 6, 12 months
Cortisol	3, 6, 12 months
Abstinence self-efficacy	3, 6, 12 months
Glycosylated hemoglobin	3, 6, 12 months
Body weight	3, 6, 12 months
Blood pressure	3, 6, 12 months
Smoking cessation	Change from baseline to 12 months	Salivary cotinine-verified 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (7-day PPA) from nicotine (cigarette smoking).
Lung function	3, 6, 12 months
Cholesterol profile	3, 6, 12 months
Aerobic fitness	3, 6, 12 months	Six-minute walk test
Sleep	3, 6, 12 months
Muscular strength	3, 6, 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Teachers College, Columbia University; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States