Does imaging atheroscopic plaque increase motivation to stop smoking? A pilot RCT study to assess potential effectiveness

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13646973

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2004-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Smoking cessation Mental and Behavioural Disorders Smoking cessation

Interventions

Vascular outpatients are randomly allocated to either be shown a picture of their own damaged arteries, an index of vascular disease and a picture of a healthy artery or a control group without this

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult smokers (at least 1 cigarette per day) attending an outpatient vascular clinic at Guy's Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to give informed consent 2. Understand the questionnaire or the nature of the ultrasound

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients' intention to stop smoking.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026