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NCT Number: NCT06626529

Mindful Breaths: Mindfulness for Young Adult Vaping

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) as a vaping cessation intervention in young adults aged 18-29 who vape nicotine at least 25 days per month and are interested in cutting down or quitting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Can mindfulness practice reduce nicotine cravings in young adults? * Is mindfulness practice an acceptable and feasible intervention for vaping cessation in this population?

Researchers will compare participants in the mindfulness intervention group to a control group that watches a video with calming music and images to see if mindfulness practice has a greater effect on reducing nicotine cravings.

Participants will:

* Complete a baseline survey and craving cue reactivity assessment. * Engage in a 10-minute guided mindfulness meditation (intervention group) or view calming music and images (control group). * Rate their cravings and the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the intervention after the session.

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Key information

Conditions

Vaping Cessation

Age range

18 year–29 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Young adults aged 18-29 years old
  • Residing in the United States
  • Able to read and speak English
  • Vape nicotine at least 25 days/month,
  • Interested in cutting down or quitting vaping in the next 30 days (rated at least a 5 on a 10-point scale).

Exclusion criteria

  • Using any nicotine-containing products other than e-cigarettes
  • A current or past Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) psychiatric diagnosis of severe mental illness
  • A current DSM diagnosis of substance use disorders other than tobacco use disorder
  • Involved in regular mindful practice
  • Undergoing current smoking/vaping cessation treatment (counseling and/or medication)
  • Taking any medications that may potentially affect nicotine craving, consumption, or mood within the past 30 days.

Treatment and study plan

Guided Mindfulness Meditation

Behavioral

Watching a video of a guided mindfulness meditation include paying attention to the breath, promoting natural breathing without force; body scan, directing awareness from the head down to the toes, allowing tension to release in each area. The intervention emphasizes observing sensations without judgment, fostering a state of relaxed awareness.

Scenery video

Behavioral

Watching a ten-minute video of calming music and images

Primary outcomes

  1. Satisfaction

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    Satisfaction with the mindfulness intervention will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating higher satisfaction.

  2. Intervention appeal

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    Intervention appeal will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating greater appeal.

  3. Intervention appropriateness

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    Intervention appropriateness will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating greater appropriateness.

  4. Intervention feasibility

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    Intervention feasibility will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating higher feasibility.

  5. Perceived effectiveness

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    Perceived intervention effectiveness will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating greater effectiveness.

  6. Likelihood to continue mindfulness practice

    Time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session

    The likelihood of continuing the mindfulness practice will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating a higher likelihood of continuing the mindfulness practice.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Craving

    Time frame: Within 20 minutes before and after a ten minute guided mindfulness meditation practice.

    Craving for e-cigarettes will be measured with the adapted Visual Analog Craving Scale before and after each cue and the intervention/control to assess their craving intensity. Participants rate craving intensity by selecting a position along a line anchored on the left by "not at all" and on the right by "more than ever."

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Audrey H Hai

CONTACT

[email protected]

504-247-1457

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Tulane University

Other

Collaborators

  • Michigan State University

Registry information

Official study title

Mindful Breaths: A Pilot Randomized Trial on Mindfulness for Young Adult Vaping

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Oct 4, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2025

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