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NCT Number: NCT02153775

Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Cigarette Craving

Cigarette craving usually occurs with unpleasant feelings, including stress. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) may reduce level of cigarette craving and/or withdrawal symptoms.

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Key information

Conditions

Addiction Behavior Behavior, Addictive Compulsive Behavior Impulsive Behavior Smoking

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

About this study

The study reports on a study investigating the acute effects of a one-time application of progressive muscle relaxation on craving for cigarettes in smokers who were instructed to abstain from cigarettes for 3 hours.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 18 years or more
  • Daily cigarette smokers

Exclusion criteria

  • Hospitalization
  • Participating in cigarette dependency treatment or trying to quit smoking with other methods
  • Uncontrolled blood pressure
  • Current other substance users (except alcohol)

Treatment and study plan

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

Behavioral

Comparison of progressive muscle relaxation and no intervention (e.g., reading newspaper of the day) for the same amount of time.

Primary outcomes

  1. Craving

    Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation

    Craving, a strong desire for using a substance when abstaining from substance, was measured by the Penn Alcohol Rating Scale - adapted (PACS-adapted) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cigarette withdrawal-related and non-withdrawal related feelings

    Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation

    Cigarette withdrawal symptoms (i.e., anxious, hungry, feeling bad, restless) and non-withdrawal (i.e., high, stimulated, paranoid, tongue - tied) (59-61), as measured by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Other outcomes

  1. Blood pressure

    Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation

    Systolic and diastolic blood pressure, measured by an automated machine

  2. Pulse rate

    Time frame: Immediately after a 20-minutes session of progressive muscle relaxation

    Pulse rate, measured by an automated machine

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chulalongkorn University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Preliminary Study of Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Cigarette Craving and Withdrawal Symptoms of Experienced Smokers in Acute Cigarette Abstinence : A Randomised Control Trial

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 3, 2014
Registry last updated
Jun 3, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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