AUTHOR=Li Hansen , Wang Chao , Huang Xuemei , Xu Lubing , Cao Yang , Luo Jiong , Zhang Guodong 

TITLE=Chan-Chuang and resistance exercise for drug rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial among Chinese male methamphetamine users

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 11 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180503

DOI=10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180503

ISSN=2296-2565

ABSTRACT=Objective: To examine the health benefits of Chan-Chuang and resistance exercise.We deployed an 8-week randomized controlled trial, in which 76 male methamphetamine users were allocated to control (n = 25), Chan-Chuang (n = 26), and residence exercise groups (n = 25). Our primary outcomes were drug craving, mental wellbeing, sleep quality, heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP). Our secondary outcomes were body mass index (BMI), vital capacity, grip strength, balance, and vertical jump.Results: Chan-Chuang exercise lowered HR, DBP, and MAP, while enhancing vital capacity, grip strength, and balance compared to the control group. Resistance exercise reduced SBP and MAP, and improved vital capacity, grip strength, balance, and vertical jump.Conclusions: These findings may support the role of Chan-Chuang and resistance exercise in maintaining the physical fitness of methamphetamine users at mandatory detention centers.