Trial Summary
What is the purpose of this trial?This trial tests a workshop with special breathing exercises and music, along with brief counseling, for adults seeking help for cannabis use disorder. The breathing and music aim to change how participants feel to make behavior change easier, while the counseling helps them stay motivated and avoid relapse.
Eligibility Criteria
This trial is for adults aged 18-70 who are seeking treatment for cannabis use disorder as defined by the DSM-V. It's not open to individuals with active substance use disorders (other than cannabis, nicotine, or caffeine), psychotic illnesses, dissociative disorders, severe withdrawal history, dementia, epilepsy or seizures, cardiac issues like arrhythmia or heart failure, asthma, panic disorder or other respiratory illnesses.Inclusion Criteria
I am between 18 and 70 years old.
Meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria for active cannabis use disorder
Seeking treatment for their cannabis use
Exclusion Criteria
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
I have no history of dementia, epilepsy, severe heart or respiratory conditions.
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Participant Groups
The study is testing a breathwork workshop intervention to see if it's safe and helpful for people struggling with cannabis use disorder. The goal is to assess whether this approach could be a feasible and acceptable treatment option.
1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Breathwork groupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Treatment-seeking individuals with cannabis use disorder who will participate in the 1-week breathwork workshop.
Find a Clinic Near You
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New York State Psychiatric InstituteNew York, NY
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Elias DakwarLead Sponsor