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Study name	Yoga as a complementary intervention for tobacco cessation: a PROBE trial
Methods	Study design: RCT Location: India Setting: Centre of Integrative Medicine and Research, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Recruitment: not reported Study dates: 2020‐23 (estimated)
Participants	Target N = 200 Specialist population?: no Definition of smoker used: ≥ 5 cpd for at least the past year
Interventions	Comparator: exercise + wellness programme Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face, video, audio recordings and written materials Intensity: 4 supervised sessions in the first week followed by 1 weekly session for 7 weeks Pharmacotherapy: Type of therapist/provider: institutionally certified yoga therapist + study wellness counsellor or other healthcare professional (e.g. psychologist) Intervention: yoga + wellness programme Mode of delivery: face‐to‐face, video and telephone Intensity: 4 supervised sessions in the first week followed by weekly sessions for 7 weeks Pharmacotherapy: none Type of therapist/provider: institutionally certified yoga therapist + study wellness counsellor or other healthcare professional (e.g. psychologist) BCTs: 4.1 Instruction on how to perform behaviour, 5.1 Information about health consequences, 8.6 Generalisation of a target behaviour, 12.6 Body changes
Outcomes	Definition of abstinence: unclear Longest follow‐up: 6 months Biochemical verification: salivary cotinine and CO (threshold not reported) Other relevant outcomes: depression, anxiety, quality of life
Starting date	2020
Contact information	Gautam Sharma, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
Notes	Contacted PI for update: no update to report Funding source: Centre for Integrative Medicine and Research (CIMR) Institute Name: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Author conflicts of interest: not reported