Trial of muscle relaxation as an aid to stopping smoking

A pilot randomised controlled trial of the value of bodyscan and isometric exercises in reducing urge to smoke in smokers attempting to quit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN70036823

Enrollment

Registered

2008-05-09

Start date

2007-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Tobacco addiction

Interventions

Intervention: Email of instruction sheets and mp3 files giving instructions for use when the urge to smoke strikes. Participants will be followed weekly for four weeks after quit day and asked to do

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Smokers: 1. Aged 18 years and older, either sex 2. Wanting to quit 3. Attending the smoking cessation clinic 4. Prepared to do the exercise interventions if randomised to them 5. Who have an active email address to receive the intervention material

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcomes measured and analysed on a week by week basis: 1. Reported use of exercises and helpfulness: the proportion of people that used either bodyscan or isometric exercises to deal with the urge to smoke 2. Urge to smoke: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire 3. Withdrawal severity: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire Prolonged abstinence at 4 weeks measured according to the Russell standard means that lapses in the first two weeks of attempted quitting do not count against abstinence, but total abstinence must be maintained for weeks 3 - 4 and that abstinence is confirmed by exhaled carbon monoxide less than 10 ppm. Participants lost to follow up would be counted as smokers.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary outcomes measured and analysed on a week by week basis: 1. Reported use of exercises and helpfulness: the proportion of people that used either bodyscan or isometric exercises to deal with the urge to smoke 2. Urge to smoke: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire 3. Withdrawal severity: measured using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Score (MPSS) questionnaire Prolonged abstinence at 4 weeks measured according to the Russell standard means that lapses in the first two weeks of attempted quitting do not count against abstinence, but total abstinence must be maintained for weeks 3 - 4 and that abstinence is confirmed by exhaled carbon monoxide less than 10 ppm. Participants lost to follow up would be counted as smokers.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Prolonged biochemically confirmed smoking abstinence at four weeks.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026