Healthy smokers who would like to quit smokers smoking cessation breathing exercise
Conditions
Interventions
Counselling for smoking cessation
Once a week for 12 weeks ,Counselling for smoking cessation plus breathing exercise program
Once a week for 12 weeks
Participants will be asked to perform a breathi
Active Comparator Behavioral,Active Comparator Genetic
Sponsors
Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Healthy smokers who would like to quit • Aged between 18-60 years old • Smoking for at least 1 years • Mild to moderate level of nicotine dependence (FTND score 1-5)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Currently participating in other smoking cessation program • Currently in treatment for psychiatric illness • Unable to perform breathing exercise • Unable to set a quit date within 2 weeks after start the program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| smoking cessation rate every week for 12 weeks self reported with expired CO,smoking cessation rate 3 months and 6 months after quit date self reported with saliva cotinine level verification | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life at the beginning of study, 3 months, and 6 months self reported questionnaire (SF-36) ,lung function at the beginning of study, 3 months, and 6 months Using Spirometer,Heart rate variability (HRV) at the beginning of study, 3 months, and 6 months ECG signal and analyzed by PC-ECG1200 software ,exercise adherence everyday for 12 weeks self reported questionnaire (diary) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPremtip Thaveeratitham
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
Outcome results
None listed