Effects of Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Mild Smokers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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)

Official Title
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Effects of Mental Practice and Therapeutic Exercise in Mild Smokers: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Conditions
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Smokers

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Therapeutic exercise program plus action observation training
* Behavioral: Therapeutic exercise program plus sham action observation training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Action observation plus exercise<br>Therapeutic exercise plus action observation training | Behavioral: Therapeutic exercise program plus action observation training<br>* 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.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Sham observation plus exercise<br>Therapeutic exercise plus sham action observation training | Behavioral: Therapeutic exercise program plus sham action observation training<br>* Participants make a sham observation before each session. Subsequently, they perform the therapeutic exercise program of 6 sessions in a period of 2 weeks.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Respiratory strength | Maximal respiratory pressures (in H2O centimeters) | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spirometric parameters | Forced expiratory volume in the first second FEV1 (in liters/second) and forced expiratory volume FVC (In liters/second) obtained from a spirometry | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | 
| Physical function | 5 times sit-to-stand test (in seconds) | Before the start of the program, in the middle of the program (1 week) and at the end of the program (2 weeks) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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smokers, therapeutic exercise, mental practice, respiratory function