Using a screening questionnaire to reduce non-attendances at first appointments for smoking cessation advice clinics in general practice: a clustered randomised controlled trial

ISRCTN ISRCTN05348847
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN05348847
Secondary identifying numbers N0026186755
Submission date
28/09/2007
Registration date
28/09/2007
Last edited
17/10/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Carole Langley
Scientific

Air Balloon Surgery
Kenn Road
St George
Bristol
BS5 7PD
United Kingdom

Phone +44 0117 9199914
Email clangley@airballoon.cix.co.uk

Study information

Study designClustered randomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)GP practice
Study typeTreatment
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Scientific titleUsing a screening questionnaire to reduce non-attendances at first appointments for smoking cessation advice clinics in general practice: a clustered randomised controlled trial
Study objectives1. Can a short pre-booking questionnaire be used to reduce wastage due to non-attendance of first appointments for smoking cessation advice?
2. Does screening for readiness by using a questionnaire have an impact on successful quit rate and waiting list?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSmoking cessation
InterventionThe study will be a controlled trial that will take place in general practices in Bristol. In order to avoid contamination, randomisation will take place at the practice level. The intervention practices will use a short questionnaire which has been designed to assess readiness to quit, as a screening tool, while the smoking cessation advice clinics in control practices will continue to take referrals according to usual practice and supply their audit data at the end of a 6 month period.

The trial will take place over a six-month period.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureThe primary outcome measure will be the percentage of missed first appointments compared with corresponding pre-trial periods. The waiting list and the audited quit rates will also be examined. Analysis will also compare the questionnaire scores with a successful quit attempt. It is anticipated that this will be used to contribute to the validation of the questionnaire.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/10/2006
Completion date30/09/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaPatients who think they may like to make an appointment for the smoking advice sessions in 15 Bristol general practices.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/10/2006
Date of final enrolment30/09/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Air Balloon Surgery
Bristol
BS5 7PD
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Government

The Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en

Funders

Funder type

Government

Air Balloon Surgery

No information available

Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

17/10/2016: No publications found in PubMed, verifying study status with principal investigator.