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Effect of Yoga on Reducing Craving in Tobacco Dependent Individuals
Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Summary
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.
Official title: Randomized Control Study to Study the Effect of Yoga on Reducing Craving in Tobacco Dependent Individuals Who Want to Quit Tobacco Use
Key Details
Gender
MALE
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
96
Start Date
2024-11-01
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-12-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Yoga
Participants in yoga arm will receive intervention from an instructor who would be trained in the intervention by the yoga adviser.All the yoga exercises selected for this study are low-impact and involve highly controlled movements. All yoga exercises will be taught and supervised by a skilled yoga-instructor. The yoga-instructor will take great care to emphasize to participants that they should not go beyond their usual range of motion/comfort for any of the yoga exercises.
WHO 5As model intervention
WHO 5As model to help patients ready to quit. The five major steps to intervention are the "5 A's": Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange.
Locations (1)
St.John's Medical College and Hospital
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India