Status:
COMPLETED
The Association of Cigarette Smoking on Exercise Capacity and Skeletal Muscle Function in Taiwan Adult Smokers
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Cigarette Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-55 years
Brief Summary
Background and purpose: Cigarette smoking would post threats to physical health. Even though studies suggested that long-term cigarette smoking would lead to cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary disease...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- male 20 ≤ age ≤ 45 years old
- female 20 ≤ age ≤ 55 years old
- age and gender-matched non-smokers
Exclusion
- uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, musculoskeletal system problems, or systemic diseases that contraindicate the exercise
- women in pregnancy or menopausal women
- any ongoing medication that has a documented effect on the autonomic nervous system (e.g., tricyclic anti-depressants)
- has been diagnosed with autonomic nervous system disorders
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 3 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 29 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04688177
Start Date
December 3 2020
End Date
April 29 2021
Last Update
January 24 2022
Active Locations (1)
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1
National Taiwan University, College of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy
Taipei, Zhongzheng, Taiwan, 100