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Beating cravings with beats: music therapy tested for smoking cessation

NCT ID NCT05589220

Symptom relief Sponsor: Poitiers University Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding music therapy to nicotine patches and gum can reduce tobacco cravings in student smokers aged 18-25. 120 participants will be randomly assigned to receive either nicotine replacement alone or nicotine replacement plus a digital music therapy tool. The goal is to see if music therapy makes it easier to manage cravings and quit smoking.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Music therapy (digital tool) plus nicotine patch and gum
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help young smokers manage cravings and quit more successfully.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study, so results may not be conclusive. The music therapy tool is digital and untested in this context, and the study only includes students, so findings may not apply to other groups.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 120 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2022

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * students, age \>=18 and \<=25 years, * smoking more than 5 cigarettes per day for at least 6 months, * motivated to quit smoking, * without legal tutors or subordination, * affiliated to a health insurance system as required by the French law on biomedical research, * written informed consent for participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Roommates and couples, * NRT contraindication * with depression and/or psychosis and/or cognitive disorder and/or mental retardation, * substance misuse or alcohol dependence, * smoking-cessation medication (NRT, bupropion, varenicline) or undergoing cognitive-behavioral therapy or hypnotherapy in the last 3 months, * electronic cigarette for smoking cessation in the last 3 months, * Persons benefiting from enhanced protection, i.e. persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, adults under legal and finally patients in a vital emergency situation.

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Conditions

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Smoking Cessation

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Smoking cessation

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CHU Poitiers

    RECRUITING

    Poitiers, 86000, France

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