Yoga for Women Attempting Smoking Cessation

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified July 2010 by The Miriam Hospital.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Information provided by:
The Miriam Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00492310
First received: June 25, 2007
Last updated: July 19, 2010
Last verified: July 2010

June 25, 2007
July 19, 2010
August 2007
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
smoking cessation: 7-day point prevalence abstinence [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
smoking cessation: 7-day point prevalence abstinence [ Time Frame: 6 months ]
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Acceptability: recruitment, retention, adherence to protocol [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Acceptability: recruitment, retention, adherence to protocol [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
 
 
 
Yoga for Women Attempting Smoking Cessation
Yoga for Women Attempting Smoking Cessation: an Initial Investigation

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility, acceptability and initial effectiveness of adding yoga to a traditional, group-based treatment for smoking cessation for women smokers.

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among women in the US. Quitting smoking may be especially problematic for women. As a form of exercise, yoga shares many of the same properties as traditional (Western) aerobic exercise which our previous research has shown to be an effective addition to smoking cessation. Yoga may also offer other benefits that may make it an especially effective complimentary treatment for women who are attempting to quit smoking.

In this study we will recruit two cohorts of 30 women smokers and provide cognitive-behavioral therapy for smoking cessation once weekly for 12 weeks. In addition, participants will be randomly assigned them to receive either; (1) Yoga or (2) a Wellness program (contact-control), twice weekly during the program. All participants will be assessed for changes in smoking behavior, psychosocial variables relevant to smoking cessation and other psychological constructs that may act as mechanisms of action (mediators) of yoga and smoking cessation. These variables include; weight concerns, perceived stress, mindfulness, self-esteem, quality of life and group cohesion. Interviews will be used to collect qualitative data at the end of each cohort. The proposed study is designed to provide information necessary to establish several research fundamentals necessary to support a full scale efficacy trial. These include: 1) establishing intervention feasibility and acceptability in the target population, 2) piloting recruitment and retention procedures and identifying barriers to participation, 3) obtaining qualitative feedback from participants to enhance treatment content and/or design, 4) establishing anticipated effect size estimates, and 5) identifying likely mechanisms of action that may be responsible for intervention efficacy.

Interventional
Phase 3
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Smoking
  • Behavioral: yoga
    vinyasa yoga
  • Behavioral: cognitive therapy
    cognitive behavioral therapy once weekly
  • Behavioral: yoga
    vinyasa yoga twice weekly with smoking cessation once weekly
  • Behavioral: wellness
    wellness program with smoking cessation
  • Experimental: 1
    Cognitive-behavioral smoking cessation with yoga
    Interventions:
    • Behavioral: yoga
    • Behavioral: cognitive therapy
    • Behavioral: yoga
  • Active Comparator: 2
    smoking cessation with twice weekly wellness program
    Interventions:
    • Behavioral: cognitive therapy
    • Behavioral: wellness
Bock BC, Morrow KM, Becker BM, Williams DM, Tremont G, Gaskins RB, Jennings E, Fava J, Marcus BH. Yoga as a complementary treatment for smoking cessation: rationale, study design and participant characteristics of the Quitting-in-Balance study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2010 Apr 29;10:14.

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
60
March 2011
February 2010   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

Female, Age 18-65, Cigarette smoking 10 or more per day for more than 1 year, sedentary (not exercising more than 2 days per week)

Exclusion Criteria:

Major depression, Hypertension, Current yoga practice, Current mind/body therapies

Female
18 Years to 65 Years
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT00492310
R21 AT003669-01, R21AT003669-01
No
Beth Bock, The Miriam Hospital
The Miriam Hospital
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Principal Investigator: Beth C Bock, PhD The Miriam Hospital
The Miriam Hospital
July 2010

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