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 program 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
BEHAVIORALTherapeutic exercise program plus action observation training
Participants make an observation of actions related to the training they are going to perform before each session. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise program of 6 sessions in a period of 2 weeks.
BEHAVIORALTherapeutic exercise program plus sham action observation training
Participants make a sham observation before each session. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise program of 6 sessions in a period of 2 weeks.
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 | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | Maximal respiratory pressures (in H2O centimeters) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Spirometric parameters | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | Forced expiratory volume in the first second FEV1 (in liters/second) and forced expiratory volume FVC (In liters/second) obtained from a spirometry |
| Physical function | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | 5 times sit-to-stand test (in seconds) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed