Trial of muscle relaxation as an aid to stopping smoking

Completed

Conditions: Smoking cessation
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Tobacco addiction

Registration Number: ISRCTN70036823

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Smokers:
1. Aged 18 years and older, either sex
2. Wanting to quit
3. Attending the smoking cessation clinic
4. Prepared to do the exercise interventions if randomised to them
5. Who have an active email address to receive the intervention material

Exclusion Criteria

Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Primary outcomes measured and analysed on a week by week basis:<br>1. Reported use of exercises and helpfulness: the proportion of people that used either bodyscan or isometric exercises to deal with the urge to smoke<br>2. Urge to smoke: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire <br>3. Withdrawal severity: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire <br><br>Prolonged abstinence at 4 weeks measured according to the Russell standard means that lapses in the first two weeks of attempted quitting do not count against abstinence, but total abstinence must be maintained for weeks 3 - 4 and that abstinence is confirmed by exhaled carbon monoxide less than 10 ppm. Participants lost to follow up would be counted as smokers.

Secondary Outcome Measures