Smoking cessation support for people with severe mental illness in South Asia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Smoking cessation in persons with severe mental illness; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN34399445
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37315070/ (added 15/06/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-01-09
• Study Completion: 2022-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 26 June 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 169

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 15/04/2021:
1. Adults (=18 years old) with SMI (i.e. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, psychosis, severe depression with psychosis)
2. Considered to be stable by the mental health clinical team
3. Self-reported current smoker of any form of smoked tobacco product (including cigarettes, bidis, waterpipe etc) for at least 6 months
4. Smoking on >25 days in the past month
5. Able to provide informed consent
6. Attending/remotely accessing services from included institutions during the study period
7. Willing to cut down or quit smoking
8. Willing and able to attend up to 15 face-to-face and/or remotely delivered counselling sessions
9. Living in the Rawalpindi district in Pakistan, and in Bangalore urban and rural, nearby/neighbouring districts in India.

Previous inclusion criteria:
1. Adults (=18 years old) with SMI (i.e. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar affective disorder, psychosis, severe depression with psychosis)
2. Considered to be stable by the mental health clinical team
3. Self-reported current smoker of any form of smoked tobacco product (including cigarettes, bidis, waterpipe etc) for at least 6 months
4. Smoking on > 25 days in the past month
5. Able to provide informed consent
6. Attending included institutions during the study period
7. Willing to cut down or quit smoking
8. Willing and able to attend up to 10 face-to-face counselling sessions
9. Living in the Rawalpindi district in Pakistan, and in Bangalore urban and rural districts in India

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
2. Comorbid drug and/or alcohol problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified