Short Term Effect of Smoking Cessation on Human Metabolism

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Status: Completed

Conditions: Metabolic Syndrome; Smoking Cessation

Treatments: Behavioral: Smoking cessation workshops

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03446183

smoking cessation

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigating the short term smoking cessation on metabolism, examining of participant of smoking cessation workshops and former participants' file survey for metabolic aspects

Full description

Objective: To examine metabolic aspects occurring during the first 6-12 months following smoking cessation in participants of smoking cessation workshops.

Design: A two armed study: prospective and retrospective. Prospective: Weight, BMI, waist circumference and waist: hip ratio were measured before, during and 6 months post cessation program. Retrospective: Blood test data for Blood fasting glucose (BFG) and lipid profile from the year preceding the workshops and the year after them were analyzed from participants' files. Smoking status was verified by phone conversation.

Enrollment: 308 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Volunteers who were recruited from the smoking cessation workshops of the Meuhedet HMO (Israeli Health Services) during 2016-2017.

Exclusion criteria

• Candidates with benign tumors, bariatric surgeries, and endoscopic bariatric procedures before or during the study period were excluded

Trial design

308 participants in 2 patient groups

Smoking cessation prospective

Description:

Smoking cessation workshops

Treatment:

Behavioral: Smoking cessation workshops

Smoking cessation retrospective

Description:

File review of former workshop participants

Treatment:

Behavioral: Smoking cessation workshops