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A primary care study of tailored advice for stopping smoking

Effectiveness of computer tailored Smoking Cessation Advice in Primary carE: a randomised trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN05385712
Enrollment
7250
Registered
2008-02-14
Start date
2007-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Nicotene addition

Interventions

The control group will receive the usual care plus standard information. Participants will be assessed at baseline and sent standard non-tailored information (NHS Smokefree booklet), as well as receiv

Sponsors

University College London (UCL) (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All current cigarette smokers aged 18 to 65, either sex, able to read English will be eligible for inclusion in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are minimal because the aim is to recruit all smokers. However, any patients selected who are considered by the GP to be unsuitable for the project, e.g., people with severe mental impairment or severely or terminally ill, will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prolonged abstinence for 1 month and for 3 months at the 6-month follow-up. Outcomes will be measured by postal questionnaire. Non-respondents to questionnaires will receive one postal reminder. Non-respondents to the reminder will be contacted by telephone. In order to estimate the accuracy of self-reports, a random sample of 20% of the participants who report abstinence will have their status validated by salivary cotinine sample, obtained by post.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. 24 hour and 7 day point-prevalence abstinence 2. Quit attempts 3. Changes in motivation and intention to quit 4. Cognitions measured at baseline 5. Use of Nicotene Replacement Therapy (NRT) or Zyban 6. Any contact with advice services or health professionals (group, clinic, telephone, or face-to-face) 7. Use of NHS resources and other smoking cessation aids for economic analysis Process measures: 1. Adherence to advice 2. Perceptions of the feedback reports 3. Perceived personal relevance of the feedback reports Information from General Practices: Performance against target figures set by PCTs before and after the intervention as indicators of activity

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 5, 2026