Mindful Breaths: Mindfulness for Young Adult Vaping

NCT06626529 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2024-1480
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 120
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Vaping Cessation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Satisfaction

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

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

• Intervention appeal

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

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

• Intervention appropriateness

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

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

• Intervention feasibility

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

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

• Perceived effectiveness

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

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

• Likelihood to continue mindfulness practice

  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.

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

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Craving

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

Study Arms (2)

Mindfulness

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group participants will practice mindfulness following a ten-minute video of guided mindfulness meditation for craving and addiction.

Behavioral: Guided mindfulness meditation

Scenery video

SHAM COMPARATOR

Control group participants will watch a ten-minute video of calming music and images.

Behavioral: Scenery video

Interventions

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.

Mindfulness

Scenery video BEHAVIORAL

Watching a ten-minute video of calming music and images

Scenery video

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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).

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tulane University: lead
• Michigan State University: collaborator

Central Study Contacts

Audrey H Hai

CONTACT

504-247-1457; ahai@tulane.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2024
• First Posted: October 4, 2024
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2025
• Study Completion: December 1, 2025
• Last Updated: July 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share