Mindfulness meditation in virtual reality to help stop smoking

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study investigates the effects of mindfulness meditation conducted in a virtual reality environment on reducing cravings and preventing smoking relapse in individuals with tobacco use disorder. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a group receiving six weekly virtual reality meditation sessions or a control group receiving standard nicotine replacement therapies. The primary goal is to determine if the virtual reality mindfulness approach can lead to sustained smoking cessation for over 30 days. Follow-up assessments will occur at three and six months post-intervention to evaluate relapse rates.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Any patient consuming 10 to 40 cigarettes per day
* Woman or man aged 18 to 75 inclusive
* Substance use disorder according to the DSM5 classification
* Benefit from social security or benefit from it through a third party in accordance with French law on research involving the human person
* Having signed the informed consent form after having received written information.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Disabling cognitive disorders
* Patient under 18 or over 75 years old.
* Patient with a psychological disorder or a psychiatric pathology requiring specialized follow-up
* Patient with addiction to another product.
* Cardiological pathologies that could compromise the participation of patients, detected by an ECG (only for patients who will be randomized in the experimental group).
* Advanced pulmonary, renal, and hepatic diseases, or any unstable and serious medical conditions that could compromise the patient's participation in the study, subject to the judgment of the doctor
* Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
* Simultaneous participation in another trial
* Employee of the investigator or of the clinical trial site
* Patients protected by law
* Patients who do not speak the French language
* People not covered by state health insurance
* Patients who in the opinion of the investigator are unable to complete the questionnaires
* Patient claustrophobic or anxious about using the cabin
* Patient allergic to a molecule present in nicotine substitutes

Where it's running

• Cabinet Médical
  Iteuil, France Recruiting
• Cabinet médical des Couronneries
  Poitiers, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
  Poitiers, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Nematollah JAAFARI
• Email: nemat.jaafari@ch-poitiers.fr
• Phone: +33 5 16 52 61 18

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.