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A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the Breaking Free from Smoking online intervention for offenders in UK prisons

Not Applicable
Conditions
Smoking cessation
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of tobacco
Registration Number
ISRCTN39840514
Lead Sponsor
Breaking Free Group
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Stopped
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
128
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Currently smoking tobacco
3. Attending the standard stop smoking programme
4. Willing to make a quit attempt in the next 14 days
5. Willing to complete the assessment measures
6. Willing to complete an online programme
7. Able to read and understand materials written in the English language
8. Not scheduled for release within 12 weeks of enrolment to the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aged 17 or under
2. Not smoking tobacco at the attendance to the first stop smoking session of the standard prison smoking cessation support
3. Not willing to make a quit attempt in the next 14 days
4. Not willing to complete the assessment measures
5. Not willing to complete an online programme
6. Unable to read and understand materials written in the English language
7. Release or transfer pending within the next 12 weeks

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-reported smoking at baseline, following treatment engagement at 8 weeks, then at 3 months and 6 months follow-up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> Measured at baseline, following the 8-week intervention period, and at 3 and 6 months follow-up:<br> 1. Quality of life, measured using two items from the World Health Organisation Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF)<br> 2. Biopsychosocial functioning, measured using six items from the Recovery Progression Measure (RPM)<br>
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