Smoking Cessation Outcomes and Effective Factors

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking Cessation
• Interventions: Other: Active Smoking; Other: Passive smoker; Other: Non-smoker

• Registration Number: NCT05695742
• Lead Sponsor: Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Brief Summary

The study is a cross-sectional-descriptive study. Cases who met the inclusion criteria, agreed to participate in the study voluntarily, were active smokers, passive smokers and non-smokers will be included. The subjects will be given the maximal voluntary breath-hold test, the 6-minute walk test, and the 30-second sit-and-stand test, and will be asked to answer questions about smoking. The physical conditions of the groups will be compared.

Detailed Description

The study is a cross-sectional-descriptive study. Cases who met the inclusion criteria, agreed to participate in the study voluntarily, were active smokers, passive smokers and non-smokers will be included. Active smoking, passive smoking status and non-smoker status of the cases will be determined within the framework of the definitions given below.

* Active smoker: Having smoked at least 1 cigarette per day for at least 2 years.

* Passive smoker: Being exposed to secondhand smoke for more than 15 minutes at home, school, office or anywhere in the past year, once a week.

* Non-smoker: Not being an active or passive smoker.

The subjects will be given the maximal voluntary breath-hold test, the 6-minute walk test, and the 30-second sit-and-stand test, and will be asked to answer questions about smoking.The physical conditions of the groups will be compared.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-12-26
• Status Verified: 2023-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-01-15
• Study Start: 2023-01-23
• Study First Posted: 2023-01-25
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-27
• Study Completion: 2023-09-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 893

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• Having any disease that prevents him from doing exercise tests
• Not signing the voluntary informed consent form

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Active smokers	Active Smoking	Having smoked at least 1 cigarette per day for at least 2 years.
Pasive smokers	Passive smoker	Being exposed to secondhand smoke for more than 15 minutes at home, school, office or anywhere in the past year, once a week.
Non-smokers	Non-smoker	Not being an active or passive smoker.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximal voluntary breath-hold time	1 day	The maximum voluntary breath-hold test is a quick and simple test that consists of measuring the apnea time after a deep inspiration. The clinical utility of this test has been proven in certain respiratory pathologies. In the test, the subject will be seated in a chair with back support, a deep inspiration will be asked, and the breath-holding time will be recorded in seconds. The test will be repeated three times with sufficient rest periods in between, and the longest time will be analyzed.
Six-minute walking test	1 day	The subject will be asked to walk for 6 minutes on a flat surface of 30 meters and the distance covered will be recorded. The test will be performed in accordance with the American Thoracic Society guidelines

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fagerstrom Nicotine Addiction Test	1 day	Dependence analysis will be performed on smokers according to the Fagerström nicotine addiction test and the scales for evaluating the psychological dependence of cigarettes. It is a six-question questionnaire created by revising the Fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire. In the scoring made according to the answers given to the questions, 0-2 points is called very mild addiction and 8-10 points is called very severe addiction
Thirty Seconds Sit and Stand test	1 day	During the test, the individual performs the sit-stand-sit maneuver from a standard height chair within 30 seconds without using his arms as much as possible. The number of sitting and standing up during this period is recorded.
Evaluation scale of psychological dependence on cigarette	1 day	It is a scale used in the evaluation of psychological dependence on cigarettes. The possible scores range from 25 to 75. As the scale score increases, the degree of psychological dependence increases; Scoring; 25-41 score: mildly addicted 42-58 score: moderate addiction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Esra Pehlivan; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Üsküdar, Turkey