Preventing Postpartum Relapse to Smoking Using Yoga and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Pilot Study

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Smoking Cessation

In brief

The purpose of this study is to develop strategies to maintain smoking abstinence initiated in pregnancy and prevent relapse in the postpartum period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00360581

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

30

Starts

2006-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-02-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must have the ability to read, write, and understand English.
• Must have quit smoking during their current pregnancy.
• Must possess the desire to remain smoke-free after delivery.
• Obtain permission from obstetrician to participate in yoga.
• Must be reachable by telephone.
• If subject becomes pregnant again while in the study, she can still participate with written permission from her primary care physician.

You may not qualify if…

• Untreated hypertension.
• A history of: glaucoma, major depression, alcohol abuse or substance disorder, anorexia nervosa, or head trauma.
• Recent abdominal surgery (such as caesarean section).

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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