Feasibility and efficacy of tobacco treatment interventions for smokers with a history of homelessness.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking cessation; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000759695
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-07-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Intervention group:
* Currently smoke cigarettes (verified by CO measurement: CO >5ppm indicates a smoker)
* Assessed as nicotine dependent based on the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
*Interested in quitting smoking
* Current resident of Common Ground residential facility for homeless individuals
* Willing to use nicotine replacement therapy
Control group:

* Currently smoke cigarettes (verified by CO measurement: CO >5ppm indicates a smoker)
* Assessed as nicotine dependent based on the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence
* Interested in quitting smoking
*Current patient of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's outpatient Opioid Treatment Program

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who are pregnant
* Young people under the age of 18 years
* People with cognitive impairment or an intellectual disability who are unable to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported smoking cessation, verified by carbon monoxide (CO) measurement. A score CO<5ppm indicates a non-smoker[Timepoint: 3, 6 & 9 months after treatment commencement];Attendance as measured by clinic records[13 weeks after commencement]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to relapse as measure by self-report[3, 6 and 9 months after treatment commencement];Mental and physical health as measured by self-report and medical records[3, 6 & 9 months after treatment commencement]