Smoking cessation in response to nicotine addiction Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be seen at an assessment session, similar to that used by the stop smoking services. Here they will be randomised 1:1 to reduction or abrupt cessation arm of the trial.
In the rapi
Sponsors
University of Birmingham (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants will be recruited by writing to patients on GP practice lists recorded as smokers, writing to people on the stop smoking service's database who have tried and failed to stop, and by offering the treatment to those booking with the stop smoking service. Any participants will be eligible if they are: 1. Prepared to stop either abruptly in two weeks or cut down and stop over two weeks 2. Aged 18 or over, either sex 3. Willing and able to complete data collection
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pregnancy will be the only exclusion for insurance purposes
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Abstinence at four weeks in all treatment arms, measured according to the Russell standard (allows a two-week grace period from quit day for slips). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Point prevalence at each follow-up and prolonged abstinence at eight weeks and six months (according to the Russell standard). Throughout the trial and at follow-up, the following will be monitored: 1. Urges and withdrawal (using the Mood and Physical Symptoms Scale [MPSS]) 2. Self-efficacy 3. Exhaled carbon monoxide (using a CO monitor) 4. Salivary continine levels 5. Daily smoking and NRT use (using written diaries) 6. Satisfaction from smoking particular cigarettes (using the Cigarette Evaluation Scale) | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed