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Short-bout Handgrip Exercise Intervention

NCT04059497 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-11-04

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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 abstinence. 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 abstinent from tobacco use for 9 hours, will join a guided exercise session using 10s-E or a healthy-diet (HD, control) intervention session, and complete a craving assessment before and 2 assessments after the respective intervention session. Primary outcomes will be nicotine craving, smoking urges and withdrawal symptoms.

Conditions

  • Smoking (Tobacco) Addiction

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise condition

Each participant in the intervention group can freely choose a handgrip of strength from 10 to 25kg which can be gripped with adequate grip strength. The PI will play the short video (5 minutes, www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZex2Wwy3fU) about the 10s-E for the participant, including (1) rapid grip-and-release the handgrip for at least 30 times in 10seconds in each hand, and (2) short-bout hand pushing and pulling exercises without handgrip. During the video, participants are asked to follow the 10s-E demonstrated by the medical professor. After the video, the PI will guide the participant to repeat the 10s-E for 5 times within the next 5 minutes. If participants feel pain in their hands, they can slow down the exercise. Between each exercise set, rest time for 10-20 seconds will be allowed. After practicing all these exercises, participants are asked to complete a post-intervention questionnaire

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy diet condition

The control group will watch two videos on healthy diet (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w\_u4BYV2Okc). Similar to the 10s-E condition, they will complete a post-intervention questionnaire after the two videos.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Derek Cheung, PhD · School of Nursing, HKU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-15
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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