Conducted by the University of Texas
Smoking & Exercise
Exercise Research Study
Researchers at UT are partnering with individuals to evaluate how exercise can help those who smoke regularly to relieve stress and want to quit. Join our compensated study today!
Fast Facts
Smoke Cigarettes daily and Motivated to Quit
Smoke to Deal with stress
18 Years and Older
Compensation Provided
Conducted in Texas
Study Background
The Anxiety and Health Behaviors Lab at the University of Texas and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio are looking for individuals who are over 18, smoke daily to cope with stress who are motivated to quit, and not currently exercising regularly but would like to begin. This is a 54-week investigational study that aims to understand how effective exercise is in adults with anxiety who are quitting smoking.
Participants will complete 75 minutes per week of exercise for 15 weeks, and will be provided with a 4-month YMCA membership including a personal trainer. After 6 weeks, participants will try to quit smoking. Participants will also receive counseling through the Texas Tobacco Quitline, as well as nicotine replacement therapy.
Your participation in this study may help researchers improve treatment approaches for smoking cessation. Further research today and join our compensated study!
Study Background
The Anxiety and Health Behaviors Lab at the University of Texas and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio are looking for individuals who are over 18, smoke daily to cope with stress who are motivated to quit, and not currently exercising regularly but would like to begin. This is a 54-week investigational study that aims to understand how effective exercise is in adults with anxiety who are quitting smoking.
Participants will complete 75 minutes per week of exercise for 15 weeks, and will be provided with a 4-month YMCA membership including a personal trainer. After 6 weeks, participants will try to quit smoking. Participants will also receive counseling through the Texas Tobacco Quitline, as well as nicotine replacement therapy.
Your participation in this study may help researchers improve treatment approaches for smoking cessation. Further research today and join our compensated study!
Additional Information
You may qualify for this study if you meet the following criteria.
Key Criteria:
- 18 years or older
- Smoke cigarettes (including e-cigarettes or cigarillos) daily for 1+ years
- Motivated to quit smoking
- Smoke to relieve stress
- Not already exercising regularly
- Not already receiving treatment/intervention to quit smoking
Participants will be asked to:
- Get medical clearance to exercise
- Exercise 75 min/week for 15 weeks
- Make a quit-smoking attempt at week 6
- Participate in Quitline counseling
- Self-report exercise and quitting progress through assessments
- Take saliva samples and CO measures
Apart from the exercise intervention, study visits will include the enrollment visit (45 minutes) as well as follow-up visits at 18, 30, 42, and 54 weeks.
- 4-month YMCA membership (which may be eligible for family member add-ons)
- Nicotine replacement therapy (patches)
- 6-8 weeks of counseling through the Texas Tobacco Quitline