Yoga to help reduce tobacco cravings

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 evaluates the feasibility of a yoga intervention designed to reduce cravings in individuals dependent on tobacco. Participants will be recruited from various health centers and randomly assigned to either a yoga group or a control group. The primary aim is to assess how effective yoga can be in helping individuals manage their cravings and potentially quit tobacco use. The study also seeks to measure the impact of yoga on abstinence rates and overall quit rates among participants.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* -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

Exclusion Criteria:

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's running

• St.John's Medical College and Hospital
  Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Vishwajit Nimgaonkar, MD, PhD — University of Pittburgh
• Study coordinator: Vishwajit L Nimgaonkar, MD, PhD
• Email: vishwajitnl@upmc.edu
• Phone: 4127265164

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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.