The Staff Stop Smoking Project
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Group session with smoking cessation counsellorBehavioral: Standard Care
- Registration Number
- NCT04263545
- Lead Sponsor
- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
- Brief Summary
Participants will be randomised to either standard care or to receive our help to quit programme. The study will only be available to Portsmouth Hospital Trust staff member.
- Detailed Description
A randomised controlled feasibility study to trial a novel intervention to help NHS staff stop smoking compared to standard care. Participants will attend one-on-one interviews and a support group where they will undertake CO monitoring and mini-spirometry. They will complete questionnaires about their quality of life, other health problems and their general state of health. They will attend the support groups on a weekly basis and have access to support outside of these times.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- Male or Female, aged 18 years or over
- Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study.
- Must work for PHT at QAH and be able to attend weekly meetings for the duration of the study period
- Must be a current smoker
-Unable to comprehend the study and provide informed consent e.g. insufficient command of English in the absence of someone to adequately interpret.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Group session with smoking cessation counsellor - Standard Care Standard Care -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behavioural outcomes 6 months Number of smokers who achieve a successful quit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital
🇬🇧Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust
🇬🇧Portsmouth, United Kingdom