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=11

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=<sec id="sec1"><title>Objective</title><p>To examine the health benefits of Chan-Chuang and resistance exercise.</p></sec><sec id="sec2"><title>Methods</title><p>We deployed an 8-week randomized controlled trial, in which 76 male methamphetamine users were allocated to control (<italic>n</italic> = 25), Chan-Chuang (<italic>n</italic> = 26), and residence exercise groups (<italic>n</italic> = 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.</p></sec><sec id="sec3"><title>Results</title><p>Chan-Chuang exercise resulted in reduced HR, DBP, and MAP, along with improvements in vital capacity, grip strength, and balance compared to the control group. Resistance exercise reduced SBP and MAP, and also improved vital capacity, grip strength, balance, and vertical jump.</p></sec><sec id="sec4"><title>Conclusion</title><p>These findings may support the role of Chan-Chuang and resistance exercise in maintaining the physical fitness of methamphetamine users at mandatory detention centers.</p></sec>