The Efficacy of Combining Music Intervention With Nicotine Replacement Therapy to Reduce Smoking Craving, Among Healthcare Professionals Who Are Trying to Quit.

NCT07412717 · tracked via the Priya Life Science France tracker

Sponsor

Poitiers University Hospital

Phase

Not applicable

Started

2026-03-01

Last updated

2026-02-17

Condition(s) studied

Nicotine Replacement TherapyHealthcare ProfessionalsTobacco CravingTabacco Cessation

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT, nicotine patch)Music interventionBiological collection

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT, nicotine patch): NRT: Nicotine Patch, Nicotine Gum

Music intervention: Music therapy carried out with Music care

Biological collection: Stool, blood, and saliva samples

Study summary

Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of death and disease worldwide. The health benefits of quitting smoking are well-documented. Healthcare professionals play a key role in the fight against smoking. Nevertheless, they are also affected by smoking, with a prevalence ranging from 16% to 43%, depending on their profession. Furthermore, their smoking status impacts how they deliver smoking cessation treatments.

A randomised controlled pilot trial to compare the efficacy of combining music intervention with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with NRT alone in managing smoking craving among 50 healthcare professionals who smoke is proposed.

Furthermore, given that the risk of relapse exceeds 50% in the first 12 months after quitting smoking and that this has harmful consequences for patients, this study also aims to identify predictors of successful cessation. In an ancillary study, the MUSICAT-BIO project, the association between successful cessation and both the gut microbiota and epigenetic regulation of BDNF is evaluated. Due to the limited available literature, a group of non-smoking volunteers is included in this study to enable comparison of the gut microbiota and BDNF epigenetic regulation between: 1) smokers and non-smokers; 2) abstinent and active smokers; and 3) abstinent smokers and non-smokers.

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Min age

18 Years

Max age

—

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>=18 years old * To be a free subject, without guardianship, curatorship or subordination. * To be affiliated with a Social Security scheme, or benefit from it through a third party. * Written Informed consent signed by the subject after receiving clear and honest information about the study. * Healthcare professionals include administrative and technical professionals working in the healthcare sector in the private, public or independent sectors. * Smoking at least 6 cigarettes per day for at least 6 months. * Being motivated to quit smoking Exclusion Criteria: * Unstabilized depression * Psychosis and/or cognitive impairment and/or mental retardation or chronic use of medication for these disorders, * Addictive comorbidity such as alcoholism or abuse of substances other than tobacco, * Persons benefiting from enhanced protection, namely minors, persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision, persons staying in a health or social institution, and finally patients in emergency situations. * Roommates, spouses, or family members already included in the study (to avoid interference with treatment) * Contraindication to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) * Use of medication to quit smoking (NRT, bupropion), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), hypnotherapy, acupuncture in the last 3 months * Use of an electronic cigarette to quit smoking in the last 3 months * Concurrent participation in another clinical research study until visit V4 of this study. MUSICAT-BIO Exclusion Criteria (ancillary study, 30 healthy volunteers): * Not be a smoker or former smoker, nor a vaper or former vaper (including nicotine-free vaping), * Chronic diseases, * Systemic corticosteroid treatment, * Anti-infective treatment in the previous 3 weeks (antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, etc.), * Concurrent participation in another interventional clinical research study.

Primary outcome measure(s)

Compare the efficacy of a strategy combining music therapy with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) with that of NRT alone in reducing tobacco craving. — Month 1
Score of French Version of the Tabacco Craving Questionnaire-12 (FTCQ-12). It consist of 12 questions, each rated on a likert-type scale with 7 response options. Lower scores mean a better outcome.

Trial sites (1)

Facility	City	Region	Status
Poitiers University Hospital	Poitiers	France

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Official registry record

This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.

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