Resistance Training as an Aid to Smoking Cessation Treatment
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 180
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Smoking cessation
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether resistance training can aid smoking cessation.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
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
Arms & Interventions
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.
Intervention: Health and Wellness (Behavioral)
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.
Intervention: Resistance training (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Smoking cessation
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 3 months
Salivary cotinine-verified 7-day Point Prevalence Abstinence (7-day PPA) from nicotine (cigarette smoking).
Secondary Outcomes
- 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)
- Cigarette cravings(3, 6, 12 months)
- Lung function(3, 6, 12 months)
- Cholesterol profile(3, 6, 12 months)
- Aerobic fitness(3, 6, 12 months)
- Sleep(3, 6, 12 months)
- Muscular strength(3, 6, 12 months)
- Smoking cessation(Change from baseline to 6 months)