Improving behavioural support for reducing smoking among those who want to cut dow
Completed
- Conditions
- Smoking reduction and cessationMental and Behavioural DisordersSmoking addiction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13837944
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Exeter (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
1. Written informed consent
2. People who are currently smoking at least 15 cigarettes a day and have done for a minimum of 3 years
3. Are at least 18 years of age, either sex
4. Are not motivated to quit smoking in the next month but do wish to cut down the number of cigarettes they do smoke
Exclusion Criteria
1. Contra-indicated for moderate physical activity
2. Have an injury or illness that might be exacerbated by exercise
3. Pregnant
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Prolonged abstinence at 4 weeks post-quit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Weight and height (body mass index [BMI]), measured at baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks<br>2. Self reported cigarettes, pipes, and cigars smoked, measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>3. Readiness to quit smoking, measured at baseline<br>4. Cigarettes smoked in past week, measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>5. Urge to smoke (single item), measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>6. Mood and Physical Symptom Scores (MPSS, 7 items), measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>7. Physical Symptom Scores (PSS), measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>8. Self reported and accelerometer assessed PA, measured at baseline and weekly thereafter<br>9. Alcohol consumption<br>10. 36-item short form health survey (SF36), measured at baseline, 8 weeks and 16 weeks<br>11. Self reported use of nicotene replacement therapy (NRT) products or smoking related aids, measured at baseline and weekly thereafter