Yoga for Men Attempting Smoking Cessation

Complementary Treatments for Smoking Cessation

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02055326

Enrollment

Registered

2014-02-05

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2011-07-31

Last updated

2014-02-05

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Conditions

Smoking Cessation

Keywords

Smoking, yoga, men, intervention

Brief summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a quit-smoking program that combines behavioral therapy with either yoga, or a health & wellness program that serves as a contact control.

Detailed description

Men enrolled in this pilot will be provided with 8 weeks of cognitive-behavioral therapy for smoking cessation and either 1) a twice-weekly program of yoga, or 2) a health & wellness program that serves as a control for number of contacts and subject burden between study conditions. Qualitative data from open ended surveys and interviews is used to supplement survey data to enhance the investigators understanding of study outcomes. Participant accrual and retention rates, acceptance of randomization, and compliance with study protocols will be examined along with perceptions and beliefs about yoga and its relationship to quitting smoking specifically, and health in general.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy for Smoking Cessation

one hour weekly for 8 weeks. Cognitive behavioral therapy for smoking cessation

BEHAVIORALYoga

One hour, twice weekly for 8 weeks of vinyasa yoga

BEHAVIORALHealth & Wellness

Lectures, handouts and printed materials on general health and wellness topics including healthy eating, cancer prevention and cardiovascular disease prevention.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* male * age 18 -65 * daily smoker, 5 or more cigarettes/day * generally healthy * able to exercise safely

Exclusion criteria

* female * hypertension * current or recent history of medication use for major depression * participation in yoga classes within the past year * current or \>1 year prior experience with mind/body therapies * currently participating in regular exercise classes * currently enrolled in quit smoking program * currently using quit smoking medications

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Smoking abstinence	7 days	7-day point prevalence abstinence was measured at 8 weeks, 3 and 6 months follow up

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026