Exercise program aims to help anxious smokers kick the habit
NCT ID NCT06053567
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized exercise program can help smokers who are afraid of bodily sensations (like a racing heart) quit smoking. 360 adults will take part at YMCA locations. The goal is to see if exercise reduces smoking relapse and helps people stay smoke-free for at least 6 months.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (age ≥ 18); * High Anxiety Sensitivity (≥5 on the Short Scale Anxiety Sensitivity Index \[SSASI\]); * Daily smoker, ≥5 cigarettes (including e-cigarettes, little cigars/cigarillos) for ≥1 year; * Motivated to quit smoking as evidenced by a score of ≥5 on a 0-10 Likert scale; * Body mass index \< 40; * Medical clearance to participate. * Located near a participating YMCA site (within 50 miles) Exclusion Criteria: * Regular exercise defined as engaging in vigorous-intensity exercise for at least 75 minutes per week for the last 3 months * Receiving current intervention for smoking cessation. * Outstanding debt to the YMCA * Listed as a sex offender on the National Sex Offender Registry
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Locations
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University of Texas at Austin
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78712, United States
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