Status:

COMPLETED

Does Moderate Intensity Exercise Help Prevent Smoking Relapse Among Women?

Lead Sponsor:

The Miriam Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Conditions:

Lung Cancer

Heart Disease

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study compares the effects of a standard smoking cessation treatment, including one-time brief counseling and provision of nicotine patch plus an 8-week moderate intensity exercise program versus...

Detailed Description

This study compares the effects of a standard smoking cessation treatment, including one-time brief counseling and provision of nicotine patch plus an 8-week moderate intensity exercise program versus...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy sedentary smokers (\> 4 per day for at least one year)
  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • Must be able to give informed consent
  • Must live in the area for the next 3 months
  • Willing to use the nicotine patch to attempt smoking cessation
  • Must receive consent to participate from primary care physician

Exclusion

  • Cannot read or write fluently in the English language
  • Pregnancy or plans to attempt pregnancy
  • 60 minutes or more per week of moderate or vigorous physical activity
  • Smokes cigars, pipes, or uses smokeless tobacco at least once per week
  • Currently in a quit smoking program
  • Currently using NRT of any kind or using any other quit smoking method or treatment
  • Never had an adverse reaction to the nicotine patch resulting in discontinuation of use
  • Poor willingness or inability to comply with protocol requirements
  • An employee of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine
  • Previous participant in Commit to Quit or Fit to Quit smoking cessation studies
  • Another member of the household is or has been enrolled in this study
  • Currently taking a medication that might impact heart rate response, including but not limited to:
  • Acebutolol Atenolol Carvedilol Metoprolol Nadolol Pindolol Propranolol Timolol
  • Medical problems:
  • Cardiac disease of any kind such as angina, a history of myocardial infarction or valve disease including mitral valve prolapse. Anyone with an interventional procedure such as a stent
  • Pain, discomfort (or other anginal equivalent) in the chest, neck, jaw, arms or other areas that may be due to ischemia
  • Cerebrovasular disease such as stroke or history of transient ischemic attacks
  • Peripheral vascular disease (such as claudication)
  • Diabetes (both Type I and II)
  • Chronic infectious disease (HIV, hepatitis) (hepatitis A is okay)
  • Liver disease
  • Cystic fibrosis (CF)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (see asthma and bronchitis under questionable)
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Emphysema
  • Chronic Bronchitis
  • Orthopnea (difficulty breathing except in the upright position) or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (sudden shortness of breath at night typically triggered by lying down)
  • Current diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Current diagnosis of Fibromyalgia
  • Abnormal exercise stress test
  • Hypertension (anyone currently being followed and/or treated for hypertension)
  • Cancer treatment (other than skin cancer) within the past 6 months
  • Musculoskeletal problems such as osteoarthritis, gout, osteoporosis or back, hip or knee pain that can interfere with physical activity (i.e., walking at a brisk pace - about 3-mph)
  • Any other serious medical condition that might make exercise unsafe or unwise
  • Psychiatric Problems
  • Hospitalization for a psychiatric disorder in the last 6 months
  • Currently suicidal or psychotic, (or suicidal/psychotic in last 6 months)
  • Self-report of more than three alcoholic drinks per day on 5 or more days; 5 or more alcoholic drinks on 3 or more days
  • Taking these specific medications for psychiatric problems: Mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Neurontin), Antipsychotics (Haldol, Clozaril, Risperdal)
  • Must be on other current psychiatric medications for at least three months
  • REQUIRES MD CONSENT FOR THE SPECIFIC CONDITION
  • Lightheadedness, dizziness, vertigo, or fainting
  • Last electrocardiogram (EKG) performed was abnormal
  • Anemia
  • Previous ETT for medical reason with normal results
  • Irregular heart beats or palpitations in the past two years
  • Heart murmurs in the past two years - the person will need physician's consent and an echocardiogram showing no evidence of significant heart disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

59 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00420160

Start Date

February 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2008

Last Update

April 14 2015

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The Miriam Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02903