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CompletedNCT02281942Updated Sep 25, 2017

Behavioral Interventions to Target Self-Control

An interventional study of Yoga and Education in Tobacco Smoking, sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-25.

Sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
39
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Low self-control has been associated with a number of unhealthy behaviors with low treatment success. Alternative non-pharmacological approaches have the potential for enhancing self-control. This pilot study will investigate if the practice of yoga and/or health and wellness education improve self-control in the context of nicotine addiction, and will set the stage for larger clinical trials using behavioral interventions to supplement or replace existing treatments and increase the rates of recovery from disorders in which low self-control is a susceptibility factor.

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Conditions studied

  • Tobacco Smoking
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In context

Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University is the lead sponsor of 676 studies on the registry; 136 are open to participants now.

Of its 49 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 36 (73%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • should smoke a minimum of 10 cigarettes/day
  • be fluent speaking and reading English
  • in good physical health
  • intend to quit smoking
  • capable of abstaining from smoking for 12-14 hours
  • should have easy daily access to a computer and/or other internet-enabled device

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • current alcohol or substance use disorder (except nicotine)
  • pregnancy
  • history of psychosis or bipolar disorder
  • current use of a behavioral or pharmacologic tobacco treatment
  • any untreated medical or psychiatric condition that might compromise their safety during participation in the study (e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, BMI >35)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
39 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Yoga

    Sequential movements in coordination to the breath cycle followed by seated and supine postures to release muscle tension.

    Behavioral: Yoga

  • Placebo comparator
    Education

    A series of 30-minute recordings focused on different aspects of healthy living (e.g. diet, stress).

    Behavioral: Education

Interventions

  • BehavioralYoga
  • BehavioralEducation
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Time (minutes) to first smoke after 12-hour abstinence

    Time frame: Assessed 1 week after visit 1 during a 2-hour abstinence reinforcement session

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Study locations

1 site
  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 25, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02281942
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Responsible party
Laura Carim Todd (Assistant Professor, Oregon Health and Science University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 4, 2014
Start date
May 2014
Primary completion
May 2017
Completion
May 2017
Last update
Sep 25, 2017

Study contacts

Laura Carim Todd, PhD
principal investigator · Oregon Health and Science University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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