NCT05219825

Breathwork-assisted Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder

Breathwork-assisted Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder: a Proof-of-concept Study

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Elias Dakwar · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Addiction
• Substance Abuse
• Cannabis Use Disorder
• Cannabis Use
• Cannabis Dependence
• Cannabis Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Breathwork workshop	Participants will complete 1.5 hours of breathwork session in addition to a total of 6 hours of brief psychotherapeutic intervention in a span of 1 week. The therapy sessions will occur both before and after the breathing session.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-02-06
• Primary completion: 2025-06-30
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2022-02-02
• Last updated: 2024-09-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States