# The Association of Cigarette Smoking on Exercise Capacity and Skeletal Muscle Function in Taiwan Adult Smokers

> **NCT04688177** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Taiwan University Hospital** · enrollment: 52 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cigarette Smoking

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Body Composition
- **DEVICE:** Heart rate variability
- **DEVICE:** Grip Strength
- **DEVICE:** Exhale Carbon Monoxide Concentration
- **DEVICE:** Pulmonary Function Test
- **DEVICE:** Respiratory Muscle Function
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Seven-Day Physical Activity Recall Questionnaire
- **DEVICE:** Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04688177
- **Lead sponsor:** National Taiwan University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-12-03
- **Primary completion:** 2021-04-29
- **Final completion:** 2021-04-29
- **Target enrollment:** 52 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-01-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04688177

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04688177, "The Association of Cigarette Smoking on Exercise Capacity and Skeletal Muscle Function in Taiwan Adult Smokers". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04688177. Licensed CC0.

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