An interventional study of Hatha yoga and Cognitive behavioral therapy in Smoking Cessation, sponsored by Creighton University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-12-14.
Sponsored by Creighton University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Hatha Yoga can improve the chances of a successful smoking quit attempt.
While many smoking cessation interventions have been studied, even the most successful interventions result in less than 40% abstinence from smoking at 6 months. Most people attempt to quit multiple times before maintaining long-term abstinence from tobacco. Research into interventions to improve quit rates and decrease smoking prevalence is a high priority for multiple organizations. Yoga is an attractive non-pharmacological option because it can be used safely during pregnancy and lactation, can be combined with other pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, and can be continued well past the smoking cessation date to combat withdrawal symptoms and cravings. There is a critical need for innovative and effective methods for tobacco control that focus on both prevention and cessation.
This project will be broken into two stages. The first stage will aim to pilot test yoga techniques for feasibility and acceptability. Recruitment and retention strategies will be tested and participant satisfaction will be evaluated. Preliminary measures of smoking abstinence and withdrawal symptoms will be conducted.
The second stage of this study will be a randomized trial to compare smoking abstinence with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), CBT + yoga, or yoga alone.
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This group will receive a standardized, 8-session cognitive behavioral therapy course that is offered to the public at our practice.
Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy
This group will receive the standardized, 8-session cognitive behavioral therapy course + 8 sessions of Hatha yoga.
Behavioral: Hatha yoga · Behavioral: Cognitive behavioral therapy
This group will receive 8 sessions of Hatha yoga and printed materials to assist with their quit attempt
Behavioral: Hatha yoga
30 minutes of instruction in Hatha yoga will be provided for 8 sessions.
8-sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy will be provided following a standardized curriculum.
Point prevalence abstinence from smoking
Abstinence from smoking as measured by expired carbon monoxide at the end of the 7-week intervention.
Time frame: End of intervention (week 7)
Abstinence from smoking
Prolonged abstinence defined as no smoking after the identified "quit date" and point prevalence abstinence (no smoking in the past 7 days) will be measured. Measured by self-report.
Time frame: 3 and 6 months
Change in weight
Change in weight from baseline to week 7
Time frame: End of intervention (week 7)
Signs and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal
Survey will be administered weekly during class sessions
Time frame: Weeks 1-7 during intervention period
This study is completed, as verified in Dec 2015. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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