Smokers
Conditions
Keywords
smokers, therapeutic exercise, mental practice, respiratory function
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects who would add mental practice based on action observation to a therapeutic exercise program in young mild smokers. The main question it aims to answer is whether the observation of actions prior to the implementation of a therapeutic exercise session improves the response to it on respiratory, strength and muscle function variables. Participants will be assigned to one of 2 study groups: G1) Therapeutic exercise plus action observation training (n=20) G2) Therapeutic exercise plus sham action observation training (n=20)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTheapeutic exercise plus action observation training
Participants make an observation of actions related to the training they are going to perform. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise session.
BEHAVIORALTherapeutic exercise plus sham observation training
Participants make a sham observation. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise session.
Sponsors
University of Valencia
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Participants will be assigned to one of two study groups by the person conducting the intervention. All participants receive mental practice (real or sham) and the exercise program. The evaluators are unaware of the assignment at all times.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* \>18 years old * Had a pack per year index of \<5 (mild smoking index).
Exclusion criteria
Those who presented: * a respiratory pathology, * cardiac, systematic, or metabolic disease, * history of recent surgery, * vertebral fracture, * or osteoarticular disorders of the spine area.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory strength | Preintervention and inmediately after the intervention | Maximal respiratory pressures (in H2O centimeters) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory function parameters | Preintervention and inmediately after the intervention | Spirometric parameters (in liters/second) |
| Physical function | Preintervention and inmediately after the intervention | 5 times sit-to-stand test (in seconds) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed