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
Protocol serial number	N0026186755
Sponsor	Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
Funders	Air Balloon Surgery, Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative

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

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Clustered randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Study type	Participant information sheet
Scientific title	Using a screening questionnaire to reduce non-attendances at first appointments for smoking cessation advice clinics in general practice: a clustered randomised controlled trial
Study objectives	1. 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) studied	Smoking cessation
Intervention	The 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 type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	The 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.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	30/09/2007

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Adult
Sex	Not Specified
Key inclusion criteria	Patients who think they may like to make an appointment for the smoking advice sessions in 15 Bristol general practices.
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/10/2006
Date of final enrolment	30/09/2007

Locations

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom
England

Study participating centre

Air Balloon Surgery

Bristol
BS5 7PD
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Participant information sheet	Participant information sheet	11/11/2025	11/11/2025	No	Yes

Editorial Notes

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