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Randomized Controlled Study Evaluating Yoga for Reducing Craving in Tobacco Dependent Men Aged 18 to 65 Who Want to Quit
Led by University of Pittsburgh · Updated on 2026-06-05
96
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
21 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pittsburgh
Lead Sponsor
F
Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research aims to evaluate the feasibility of using a well-designed yoga protocol to reduce craving in individuals dependent on tobacco in India. Tobacco use remains highly prevalent and underserved in the community, and yoga is a culturally accepted practice that may help people reduce craving and quit tobacco. The study focuses on men aged 18 to 65 years who are tobacco dependent and want to quit tobacco use, with the goal to assess the feasibility of yoga for this purpose.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Effect of Yoga on Reducing Craving in Tobacco Dependent Individuals
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Tobacco dependent men aged 18 to 65 years
- Fagerstrom test for tobacco dependence score of 4 or higher
- Recruited from specified rural health centers and hospital outpatient departments
You will not qualify if you...
- Recent alcohol use within the last 3 months
- Use of other drugs of abuse
- Clinical diagnosis of intellectual disability
- Major mental illnesses diagnosed within last 6 months including dementia, psychosis, recurrent depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, anxiety disorders, panic disorder, and phobias
- Recent myocardial infarction or stroke within last 3 months
- Physical inability to perform yoga postures due to disabilities
- Severe hypertension (systolic BP ≥180 mmHg and diastolic BP ≥120 mmHg)
- Seizure disorder
- COPD stages GOLD-2, 3, or 4
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 week
Participants in the yoga intervention group attend one week of yoga sessions, starting with an offline session followed by six online sessions, each lasting about 60 minutes. Participants in the control group receive the WHO 5As model intervention to support quitting tobacco.
7 visits (1 offline and 6 online sessions)
Duration - 3 months
Participants are followed up to assess craving, relapse, and quit rates at 1 month and 3 months after the intervention.
2 visits (at 1 month and 3 months post-intervention)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
St.John's Medical College and Hospital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 560029
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Research Team
V
Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, MD, PhD
T
Triptish Bhatia, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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