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Can Virtual Reality Make Quitting Smoking Easier? Testing a New Health Education Approach

Efficacy Of Virtual Reality - Assisted Health Education In Smoking Cessation - A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/09/094851
Enrollment
350
Registered
2025-09-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-13

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Virtual Reality Headset for Smoking Cessation: The study group will receive VR-based tobacco cessation interventions along with routine health education for a duration of 15 - 30 mins C

Sponsors

The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current smoking tobacco users aged 18 years to 64 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Physically and mentally challenged individuals. 2. Subjects currently using NRT or anti-depressants. 3. Subjects diagnosed with oral cancer. 4. Subjects diagnosed with epileptic conditions. 5. Subjects diagnosed with cardiac conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the level of tobacco dependence using the Fagerstrom addiction scale before and after intervention.Timepoint: At the baseline and after 1 month—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To evaluate the self-reported tobacco abstinence between VR and control group.Timepoint: At 1,3, & 6 months;To evaluate the tobacco abstinence using Carbon monoxide breath analyser between VR & control group.Timepoint: At 1,3 & 6 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sudhanish Neelakandan

Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital

ramesh172000@gmail.com9840792950

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026