Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Viv Binnie
ORCID ID
Contact details
Level 8
Glasgow Dental School
378 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow
G2 3JZ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)141 211 9802
v.binnie@dental.gla.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To determine the feasibility and efficacy of a smoking cessation intervention, delivered by dental hygienists in a cohort of periodontal patients attending an outpatient hospital department.
Ethics approval
Ethics approval received from the Glasgow Dental Hospital and School Area Dental Ethics Committee in January 2001.
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Smoking addiction
Intervention
Intervention arm: smoking cessation advice based on the 5As (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) and Nicotene Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Control arm: usual care (very brief advice)
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Self -reported quit rates validated by Carbon Monoxide (CO) and salivary cotinine
Secondary outcome measures
1. Changes in smoking behaviour including reduction in number of cigarettes (and change in cotinine levels), and increase in numbers of quit attempts
Overall trial start date
01/04/2001
Overall trial end date
01/04/2004
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Adult (more than 16 years) smokers of at least ten cigarettes
2. Informed consent
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
120
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Adult (more than 16 years) smokers of less than ten cigarettes
2. Currently receiving smoking cessation therapy elsewhere
Recruitment start date
01/04/2001
Recruitment end date
01/04/2004
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Level 8
Glasgow
G2 3JZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of Glasgow (UK)
Sponsor details
University Avenue
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
United Kingdom
v.binnie@dental.gla.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
The University of Glasgow (UK) - covering the cost of cotinine analysis
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Smoking Concerns (UK) - local NHS Stop smoking body, donating NRT
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
All other costs were covered internally by NHS departments taking part in the trial
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Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Publication citations
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Results
Binnie VI, McHugh S, Jenkins W, Borland W, Macpherson LM, A randomised controlled trial of a smoking cessation intervention delivered by dental hygienists: a feasibility study., BMC Oral Health, 2007, 7, 5, doi: 10.1186/1472-6831-7-5.