Client-centred, caseworker-delivered smoking cessation intervention for a socially disadvantaged population.

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking cessation; prevention of related health problems; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco

• Registration Number: ISRCTN85202510
• Lead Sponsor: Centre for Health Research and Psycho-oncology (CHeRP) (Australia)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 400

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged over 18 years
2. Self-reported smokers
3. Clients who attend for counselling services have a number of repeat visits that offers them opportunity for repeated exposure to the smoking cessation intervention. Eligible clients include:
3.1. Those attending the Centre for their first visit for a counselling service
3.2. Those who have attended the Centre at another time in the past, and are returning to start a new program
4. English speakers. Reading age up to year 5 will be assumed and the survey and study materials will be presented at this reading level. English-speaking clients who are unable to read at this level will be offered assistance from the research assistant (RA) to complete study consent forms and surveys.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Only attending once (for example, for emergency relief)
2. Presentation with uncontrolled mental illness (as identified by the RA and confirmed by the caseworker)
3. Partner is already enrolled in the study
4. Non-English speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified