Three Year Follow up of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of an Intervention for Tobacco Dependence Among Those With a Psychotic Illness

Completed

• Conditions: Psychotic Disorder; Behavior, Addictive

• Registration Number: NCT00350493
• Lead Sponsor: The University of New South Wales

Brief Summary

This is a three year follow up of a previous study where researchers at UNSW and UNewc asked smokers with serious mental health problems to participate in a 12-month study, to assess whether intervention could assist people experiencing mental illness reduce their tobacco smoking.

Detailed Description

Between 2001 and 2003, the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of New South Wales carried out a large study with the Centre for Mental Health Studies at the University of Newcastle. The project asked people with serious mental health problems, who also smoked cigarettes, to participate in a 12-month study, which involved completing several questionnaires/other assessments over that time with a member of the research team. Around half of the participants in this study also received treatment for their smoking from the research team. This treatment involved weekly therapy with one member of the research team, and covered the relationship between smoking and mental illness, teaching people to cope with desires to smoke, how to recognise and avoid high risk situations for smoking, and how to plan alternative ways of coping with those situations where smoking usually occurred. In addition, nicotine patches were also available to assist people who made the decision to reduce their smoking. This study hoped to learn whether this new treatment could assist people experiencing mental illness reduce their tobacco smoking.

After three years, previous participants were invited to participate in another follow-up assessment to check-in with their current situation, their mental health and levels of smoking.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-01
• Primary Completion: 2006-02
• Study Completion: 2006-02
• Study First Submitted: 2006-07-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-07-06
• Study First Posted: 2006-07-10
• Status Verified: 2008-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 2008-09-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 298

Inclusion Criteria

• Previous participants from the original study

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Centre for Mental Health Studies, University of Newcastle; 🇦🇺 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales; 🇦🇺 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia