Participation in a population-based physical activity programme as an aid for smoking cessation: a randomised trial.
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2010
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OBJECTIVES: Exercise combined with nicotine therapy may help smoking cessation and minimise weight gain after quitting. Low participation in vigorous-intensity physical activity programmes precludes their population-wide applicability. In a randomised controlled trial, we tested whether a population-based moderate-intensity physical activity programme increases quit rates among sedentary smokers receiving nicotine therapy. METHODS: Participants (n=481; 57% male; mean age, 42.2 years (SD 10.1); mean cigarette consumption, 27 (SD 10.2) per day) were offered a nine-week smoking cessation programme consisting of a weekly 15-minute counselling session and the prescription of nicotine replacement therapy. In addition, participants in the physical activity group (n=229) also took part in a programme of moderate-intensity physical activity implemented at the national level, and offering nine weekly 60-minute sessions of physical activity. To ensure equal contact conditions, participants in the control group (n=252) attended weekly 60-minute health behaviour education sessions unrelated to physical activity. The primary outcome was continuous CO-verified smoking abstinence rates at 1-year follow-up. RESULTS: Continuous smoking abstinence rates were high and similar in the physical activity group and the control group at the end of the intervention (47% versus 46%, p=0.81) and at 1-year follow-up (27% versus 29%, p=0.71). The mean weight gain after one year was 4.4 kg and 6.2 kg among sustained quitters of the physical activity and control groups, respectively (p=0.06). CONCLUSION: Participation in a population-based moderate-intensity physical activity programme for 9 weeks in addition to a comprehensive smoking cessation programme did not significantly increase smoking cessation rates. A non-significant reduction in weight gain was observed among participants who quit smoking in the physical activity group. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov; US National Institutes for Health (available online at http://clinicaltrials.gov/; CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT00521391). |
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http://serval.unil.ch/?id=serval:BIB_5E6D2C57D511 isbn:1468-3318 (Electronic) doi:10.1136/tc.2009.030288 isiid:000284353800018 pmid:20798023 |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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Tobacco Control, vol. 19, no. 6, pp. 488-494 |
Palavras-Chave | #Adult; Carbon Monoxide/analysis; Combined Modality Therapy; Counseling; Exercise; Female; Health Education; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nicotine/therapeutic use; Smoking Cessation/methods; Smoking Cessation/statistics & numerical data; Weight Gain |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article article |