E-cigarettes for smoking cessation and reduction in people with a mental illness

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Smoking cessation using an e-cigarette in patients living in the community who have a mental illness; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14068059
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-01-05
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 616

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (aged >18 years)
2. Receiving treatment for a mental illness in primary or secondary care
3. Smokes regularly and have smoked combustible cigarettes in the past 7 days)
4. Must be willing to address their smoking behaviour, either by attempting to quit or by reducing their consumption
5. Must have the capacity to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients must not have had an inpatient admission in the last 3 months
2. Smokers who are currently using e-cigarettes regularly (at least weekly)
3. Patients who are participating in other smoking cessation trials
4. Patients who are receiving treatment for drug or alcohol use
5. Patients who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia
6. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Self-reported 7-day point prevalence abstinencemeasured using a questionnaire (question written in-house) at 6 months<br>2. Co-verified quit (main outcome) measured using a CO monitor (smokylizer) at 6 months