Breathwork-assisted Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder
- Conditions
- AddictionCannabis UseCannabis DependenceSubstance AbuseCannabis AbuseCannabis Use Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Breathwork workshop
- Registration Number
- NCT05219825
- Lead Sponsor
- Elias Dakwar
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this proof-of-concept study is to evaluate the safety, feasibility and acceptability of a breathwork workshop intervention in individuals with cannabis use disorder.
- Detailed Description
This study will test a 1-week breathwork workshop for treatment-seeking adults with a diagnosis of cannabis use disorder. The intervention consists of an enhanced breathing session with evocative music to facilitate experiencing non-ordinary states of consciousness, in addition to brief therapeutic interventions based on Motivational Interviewing and Mindfulness-based Relapse Prevention (MBRP). The primary aim is to test the acceptability, feasibility and safety of enhanced breathwork in a therapeutic framework for cannabis use disorder. In addition, the investigators seek to understand the phenomenology of breathwork that may explain any change related to addictive behaviors, as well as biological changes that occur during the breathwork session through heart rate variability and electroencephalography.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
- 18-70 years of age
- Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria for active cannabis use disorder.
- Seeking treatment for their cannabis use
- Meets DSM-V criteria for schizophrenia or any psychotic illness or any dissociative disorder (Dissociative identity disorder, Dissociative amnesia, Depersonalization/derealization disorder).
- Active substance use disorder except for cannabis, nicotine, and caffeine.
- History of severe withdrawal symptoms (i.e withdrawal seizures).
- History of dementia, epilepsy or seizures, cardiac arrhythmia, pacemaker/defibrillator, heart failure, asthma, panic disorder and other respiratory illnesses (ie: COPD).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Breathwork group Breathwork workshop Treatment-seeking individuals with cannabis use disorder who will participate in the 1-week breathwork workshop.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety of the breathing session 24 hours after the breathing session. Occurrence of adverse effects through a self-reported questionnaire.
Acceptability of the breathwork session One week after the breathing session. Acceptability of the breathwork intervention through self-reported questionnaires.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Phenomenology of breathwork #2 Obtained 24 hours after the breathing session Subjective experiences during the breathing session will be assessed with the Emotional Breakthrough Inventory.
Heart Rate Variability Measured during breathing session Polar (H10) chest strap
Change in Cue Reactivity From baseline to 1 month after the breathing session. Serial visual analogue scale for craving elicited by cannabis use.
Change in Motivation to Quit From baseline to 1 month after the breathing session. Measured with the "Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale."
Change in cannabis use From baseline to 1 month after the breathing session. Changes in cannabis use as measured by the Timeline Followback.
Phenomenology of breathwork #1 24 hours after the breathing session Subjective experiences during the breathing session will be assessed with the 30-item Mystical Experience Questionnaire.
Electroencephalographic changes Measured during breathing session Electroencephalograpy cap
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
New York State Psychiatric Institute
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States