Effect of Yoga on Reducing Craving in Tobacco Dependent Individuals

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Tobacco Dependence

In brief

Yoga is a culturally acceptable practice that can reduce craving and help people quit tobacco. There is a need to evaluate the feasibility of implementation of a well- designed yoga protocol to address craving in individuals who use tobacco in India.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06488443

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

96

Starts

2024-11-01

Expected to finish

2027-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• -Tobacco dependent individuals (Fagerstrom test for tobacco dependence score more than or equal to 4)
• -Men aged 18 to 65 years
• -Recruited from Rural community health and training centre, Mugalur, Tobacco cessation centre and OPDs of Department of general medicine, pulmonary medicine, cardiology, oncology, ENT and dental surgery and other superspeciality OPD at SJMCH

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with recent alcohol use (last 3 months) and use of other drugs of abuse
• -Patients with clinical diagnosis of Intellectual disability
• -Comorbid Major mental illness including Dementia, Psychosis, Recurrent depressive disorder, Bipolar affective disorder, OCD, generalized anxiety disorder, Panic disorder and Phobias, diagnosed within the last 6 months.
• -Patients with recent MI and stroke in the last 3 months or those physically unable to perform the yoga postures due to physical disabilities determined by clinical interview.
• -Patients with severe hypertension(SBP≥180mmHg and BP≥120mmHg)
• -Patients with seizures disorder
• -Patients with COPD(GOLD-2,3 and 4)

Where it is running

• St.John's Medical College and Hospital — Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (enrolling)

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