Trial reportAddictive behaviors2014
The effects of acute exercise on tobacco cravings and withdrawal symptoms in temporary abstinent pregnant smokers.
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- Effects of exercise of different intensities on withdrawal symptoms among people with substance use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Pooled it
- Exercise interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce harm from continued tobacco use.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Physical activity for antenatal and postnatal depression in women attempting to quit smoking: randomised controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Trial
- Exercise-based interventions for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2026Review
- Environmental enrichment attenuates reinstatement of heroin seeking and reverses heroin-induced upregulation of mesolimbic ghrelin receptors.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Underreporting of implementation strategies and barriers in physical activity interventions for young people at risk of problematic substance use: a brief report.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
- Effects of Acute Exercise on Affect in Females with Substance Use Disorder.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Factors modulating the incubation of drug and non-drug craving and their clinical implications.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2021Review
- Effects of Acute Exercise on Drug Craving, Self-Esteem, Mood, and Affect in Adults with Polysubstance Use Disorder: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- Therapeutic efficacy of environmental enrichment for substance use disorders.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2020Review
- Exercise or saccharin during abstinence block estrus-induced increases in nicotine-seeking.Physiology & behavior · 2019Article
- Exercise as a Sex-Specific Treatment for Substance Use Disorder.Current addiction reports · 2017Article
- Prevention of the incubation of cocaine seeking by aerobic exercise in female rats.Psychopharmacology · 2015Article
- Acute bouts of wheel running decrease cocaine self-administration: Influence of exercise output.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behaviorArticle
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Abstract
introductionSmoking during pregnancy is common, and quitting at any point during pregnancy can yield benefits to both the fetus and mother. Smoking cessation is typically followed by withdrawal symptoms and a strong desire to smoke, both of which are likely to contribute to relapse. Research has shown that a bout of exercise minimizes cravings and tobacco withdrawal symptoms (TWS) after temporary abstinence in smokers, but these findings have not been replicated in pregnant smokers. This study examined the effect of 20min of exercise on cravings (primary outcome) and TWS (secondary outcomes) among temporary abstinent, inactive pregnant smokers.
methodsThirty female smokers (Mean(M) age=25.7years, Standard Deviation(SD)=5.5; M weeks pregnant=18.2, SD=5.3; Fagerstrom Test for Cigarette Dependence=3.3, SD=2.2; M 9.3 cigarettes/day, SD=4.7; M hours abstained=17.2, SD=2.8) were randomized to 20 min of mild-to-moderate intensity exercise (EC; n=14) or passive (PC; n=16) condition. Cravings and TWS were assessed immediately before, during (at 10 min), immediately post, and at 10, 20, and 30 min post-condition.
resultsA 2 (condition)×6 (time) repeated measures ANOVA revealed that the EC significantly (p<0.05) reduced cravings (ή(2)=0.46) compared with the PC, across time. Non-significant, but nevertheless, large effects were evident favouring the EC over time for TWS restlessness (ή(2)=0.34), stress (ή(2)=0.24), irritability (ή(2)=0.21), tension (ή(2)=0.15), and depression (ή(2)=0.14).
conclusionsConsistent with previous research, this study reveals that in pregnant smokers, a bout of exercise is associated with a reduction in cravings and similar patterns exist for TWS. Therefore, exercise may have the potential to assist in the initial stages of smoking cessation attempts during pregnancy.
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