Trial of physical activity for smoking cessation during pregnancy

Conditions

Smoking addiction Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco

Daley A, Riaz M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Coleman T, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Taylor A, Ibison J, Kent A, Ussher M.

2018-05-1016 citations

10.1186/s12884-018-1784-3

Lessons learned from the London Exercise and Pregnant (LEAP) Smokers randomised controlled trial process evaluation: implications for the design of physical activity for smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy.

Giatras N, Wanninkhof E, Leontowitsch M, Lewis B, Taylor A, Cooper S, Ussher M.

2017-01-176 citations

10.1186/s12889-017-4013-5

The London Exercise And Pregnant smokers (LEAP) trial: a randomised controlled trial of physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy with an economic evaluation.

Ussher M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Riaz M, Taylor AH, Barton P, Daley A, Essex H, Esliger D, Coleman T.

2015-10-0135 citations

10.3310/hta19840

Physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial

Michael Ussher, Sarah Lewis, Paul Aveyard, Isaac Manyonda, Robert West et al. (11 authors)

BMJ2015-05-1460 citations

10.1136/bmj.h2145

Physical activity as an aid to smoking cessation during pregnancy (LEAP) trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Ussher M, Aveyard P, Manyonda I, Lewis S, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Taylor AH, Barton P, Coleman T.

2012-10-0426 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-13-186

Interventions

Physical activity intervention: 14 sessions of supervised exercise (30 mins of brisk walking on a treadmill) plus physical activity counselling over 8 weeks plus 6 sessions of behavioural support for

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant women, no more than 24 weeks pregnant 2. 16 to 50 years of age 3. Currently smoking at least one cigarette a day 4. Report smoking at least ten cigarettes daily before pregnancy 5. Motivated to quit smoking

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Injury or illness that might be exacerbated by exercise. If they have been advised by their doctor or midwife not to take exercise during pregnancy or if they have any cautions for taking exercise a consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at their hospital will be consulted to check that it is safe for them to take part in the trial 2. Women who wish to use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prolonged smoking abstinence at end of pregnancy validated by expired CO and saliva cotinine	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Reports of physical activity, recorded throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 2. Withdrawal symptoms, assessed during treatment 3. Desire to smoke, assessed during treatment 4. Self-efficacy for physical activity and for quitting smoking, assessed throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 5. Depression, measured by the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 6. Weight/ body mass index (BMI), assessed throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Reports of physical activity, recorded throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 2. Withdrawal symptoms, assessed during treatment 3. Desire to smoke, assessed during treatment 4. Self-efficacy for physical activity and for quitting smoking, assessed throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 5. Depression, measured by the Edinburgh Post-natal Depression Scale throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth 6. Weight/ body mass index (BMI), assessed throughout treatment, at end of pregnancy and six months after birth

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed