Salt caves may boost the power of yoga breathing for smokers' lungs

NCT ID NCT07737587

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Sinop University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial compares yoga-based breathing exercises performed in a salt-cave environment versus a standard clinical setting in adult smokers. Sixty daily smokers will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, both receiving the same supervised breathing program for six weeks. The study measures whether the salt-cave setting leads to greater improvements in lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of life.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: yoga-based breathing exercises in a salt-cave environment
What this could lead to: If the salt-cave setting boosts the benefits of breathing exercises, it could point toward a simple, drug-free way to improve respiratory health in smokers.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants. The salt-cave effect may be no better than a standard clinic, and results may not apply to all smokers.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Respiratory Aspiration Smoking Tobacco Smoking

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TOBACCO SMOKING

Contacts and locations

Locations

Tuzluca Rock Salt Mine Salt Therapy Center

Iğdır, 76900, Turkey (Türkiye)

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