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Yoga for quitting tobacco addiction

Yoga as a therapy for tobacco cessation: A Probe Trial - QUIT-SMART

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/12/038745
Enrollment
260
Registered
2021-12-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: F172- Nicotine dependence

Interventions

Intervention1: Yoga Group: Yoga intervention will be performed online by the Yoga therapists of Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR) at AIIMS, New Delhi. Along with the standard medica

Sponsors

Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research CIMR
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Smoking rate of at least 5 cigarettes/bidi per day or at least 5 times a day use of smokeless tobacco such as zarda (khani), gutka b) Adults between the age range of 18-65 years c) Willing and able to participate in 45 min of moderately intense exercise or yoga, d) No contraindications for moderate-intensity exercise based on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (Thomas, Reading, & Shephard, 1992)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Currently practicing regular exercise and yoga for more than 3 times per week. b) Currently enrolled in a quit-smoking program, c) Had a medical condition that might make participation in yoga difficult or potentially hazardous (e.g., heart failure NYHA Class III and Class IV, ischemia Class II, uncontrolled hypertension; COPD grade 3 and 4) d) Other substance abuse such as alcohol (more than 4 drinks on any day for men or more than 3 drinks for women; NIAAA, 2021)or opioid dependency e) Taking benzodiazepines, antidepressants, neuroleptics, anticonvulsants, or major tranquilizers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
7 Day Point Prevalence Abstinence validated by Salivary cotinineTimepoint: baseline and 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
self reported 7 days point prevalence abstinenceTimepoint: 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;self reported 30 days point prevalence abstinenceTimepoint: 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;smoke/smokeless percentage reductionTimepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS)Timepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;WHOQOL (BREF)Timepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Smoking Situation Temptation ScaleTimepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Smoking self-efficacy scaleTimepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Withdrawal ScaleTimepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Brief WISDM (-Wisconsin inventory of smoking dependence motives)Timepoint: baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Fagerstrom Nicotine Dependence (FTND)Timepoint: Baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months;Severson Smokeless Tobacco Dependence ScaleTimepoint: Baseline, 2 (end of treatment), 3 and 6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactGautam Sharma

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

drgautamsharma12@gmail.com01126549326

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026