Smoking Cessation
Conditions
Keywords
Smoking cessation, Yoga, Cognitive behavioral therapy
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Hatha Yoga can improve the chances of a successful smoking quit attempt.
Detailed description
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALHatha yoga
30 minutes of instruction in Hatha yoga will be provided for 8 sessions.
BEHAVIORALCognitive behavioral therapy
8-sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy will be provided following a standardized curriculum.
Sponsors
Creighton University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 19 years or older * Smoker of 5 or more cigarettes per day * Willing and physically able to participate in yoga * Not currently practicing Hatha yoga.
Exclusion criteria
* Use of smokeless tobacco
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Point prevalence abstinence from smoking | End of intervention (week 7) | Abstinence from smoking as measured by expired carbon monoxide at the end of the 7-week intervention. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Abstinence from smoking | 3 and 6 months | 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. |
| Change in weight | End of intervention (week 7) | Change in weight from baseline to week 7 |
| Signs and symptoms of nicotine withdrawal | Weeks 1-7 during intervention period | Survey will be administered weekly during class sessions |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed