Vaping CessationNCT06626529
Mindful Breaths: Mindfulness for Young Adult Vaping
A study testing Guided mindfulness meditation and Scenery video in people with Vaping Cessation, run by University of Texas at Austin at 1 site in United States.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 29 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Vaping Cessation
- What is being tested?
- Guided mindfulness meditation and Scenery video
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 18 Feb 2026to Dec 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 29 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- 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).
Who cannot join
- 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.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Mindful Breaths: A Pilot Randomized Trial on 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?
Read more
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
- Being tested
- Guided mindfulness meditation, Scenery video
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Guided mindfulness meditationBehavioural
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 videoBehavioural
Watching a ten-minute video of calming music and images
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Experimental | Intervention group participants will practice mindfulness following a ten-minute video of guided mindfulness meditation for craving and addiction. Receives: Behavioral: Guided mindfulness meditation |
| Scenery video | Sham comparator | Control group participants will watch a ten-minute video of calming music and images. Receives: Behavioral: Scenery video |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Satisfaction
Satisfaction with the mindfulness intervention will be rated on a scale of 1-5, with a higher score indicating higher satisfaction.
Measured: 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.
Measured: 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.
Measured: 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.
Measured: 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.
Measured: 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.
Measured: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session
Secondary outcomes (1)
Craving
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."
Measured: Within 20 minutes before and after a ten minute guided mindfulness meditation practice.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted4 Oct 2024
- Study start18 Feb 2026
- Primary completionDec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Vaping CessationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of Texas at AustinThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Michigan State University
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hang Hai, University of Texas at Austin
- Investigators
- Audrey Hang Hai, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Texas at Austin
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06626529
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2024-1480
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 29 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 4 Nov 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Nov 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Mindful Breaths: A Pilot Randomized Trial on Mindfulness for Young Adult Vaping
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06626529
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2024-1480
- Conditions
- Vaping Cessation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at AustinUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Michigan State University
- Study start
- 18 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 4 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Experimental | Behavioral: Guided mindfulness meditationIntervention group participants will practice mindfulness following a ten-minute video of guided mindfulness meditation for craving and addiction. |
| Scenery video | Sham comparator | Behavioral: Scenery videoControl group participants will watch a ten-minute video of calming music and images. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 29 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- 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).
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- 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)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Guided mindfulness meditationWatching 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. | Behavioural | Mindfulness |
| Scenery videoWatching a ten-minute video of calming music and images | Behavioural | Scenery video |
Primary outcome
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
1 secondary outcome
Craving
Time frame: Within 20 minutes before and after a ten minute guided mindfulness meditation practice.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Nov 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Audrey Hang Hai, PhD principal investigator
University of Texas at Austin
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Guided mindfulness meditation and Scenery video in people with Vaping Cessation, run by University of Texas at Austin at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Nov 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Satisfaction (time frame: Within ten minutes after the completion of a single 10-minute guided meditation session). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Nov 2026.