Status:
COMPLETED
Short-bout Handgrip Exercise Intervention
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the effect of practicing short-bout handgrip and isometric exercises on nicotine craving, smoking urges and withdrawal symptoms in adult smokers undergoing acute tobacco abs...
Detailed Description
The study is a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of practicing a set of short-bout exercises (10-second exercise) on reducing nicotine craving and withdrawals. Smokers, who have been abst...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- At recruitment stage (hotspot or telephone follow-up), smokers with the following inclusion criteria (Appendix 1) will be invited to participate in an intervention and assessment session:
- Consume 10+ traditional cigarettes a day
- Aged 18 years or above
- Able to communicate in Cantonese
- Self-reported no serious injury of hands and arms
- Self-reported no mental illnesses
- Before the intervention and assessment session, the invited participants will be assessed with the following eligibility criteria:
- Self-reported no smoking in past 9 hours before the intervention session
- Exhaled carbon monoxide \<= 15 parts per million (ppm) or reduced by at least 50% compared to that measured at recruitment stage
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04059497
Start Date
September 15 2019
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
November 4 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Hong Kong, Hong Kong