Interventions for Maximizing Patient And Family Smoking Cessation Together
This study is exploring a new approach to help people stop smoking, focusing on patients admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital and their household members who also smoke. The aim is to see if offering support to both the patient and their household improves their chances of quitting, and helps them stay smoke-free. Participants will receive nicotine replacement therapy and practical support. Researchers will compare their progress to people who joined the hospital's stop-smoking programme in the past without household support. This will help understand if helping household members together makes a difference to overall success in stopping smoking.
At a glance
What is this study about?
This study, called 'Interventions for Maximizing Patient And Family Smoking Cessation Together', is looking into a new way to help people stop smoking. It focuses on patients admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital who smoke, and who also live with other household members who smoke. The hospital already has a 'Treating Tobacco Dependency' (TTD) programme which provides support and nicotine replacement therapy to help patients quit.
What's new about this study is that it's inviting these patients' household members who smoke to join the TTD programme alongside them. The researchers want to find out if offering this support to everyone in the household who smokes leads to better results for both the patient and their family. They will be comparing how well participants in this study quit smoking, and stay off cigarettes, with information from patients who went through the TTD programme by themselves in the past.
By including household members, the study hopes to learn if a shared effort makes it easier for people to stop smoking and reduce the chances of starting again after they've quit. This is a "feasibility" study, which means it's testing if this new approach works well and could be helpful for more people in the future.
Key takeaways
- This study helps hospital patients and their household members quit smoking together.
- It offers nicotine replacement therapy and expert support.
- The aim is to see if family support improves success rates.
- You'll have follow-up checks for up to 12 months.
- Participation is voluntary and won't affect your medical care.
Who may be eligible?
To take part in this study, you would need to be a patient aged 18 or over, admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital, and currently smoke tobacco products.
Crucially, you must live in a household where other people also smoke, and those household members must also be willing to join the stop-smoking programme with you. You'd also need to live in the Cambridgeshire area or be registered with a GP in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area.
There are a few reasons why you might not be able to participate. For example, if you are pregnant, as there are different support programmes for pregnant individuals who smoke. You also couldn't join if there are medical reasons why you shouldn't use nicotine replacement therapy, or if you are already taking part in another stop-smoking programme.
Could this study suit you?
Answer these quick questions to see if you may be eligible. This is a guide only — the research team makes the final call.
- Are you an adult (18 or over) patient admitted to Royal Papworth Hospital who smokes?
- Do you live in a household where other people also smoke?
- Are your household members who smoke willing to join the stop-smoking programme with you?
- Do you live in Cambridgeshire or are you registered with a GP in the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough area?
- Are you NOT pregnant and don't have medical reasons preventing nicotine replacement therapy?
What does participation involve?
If you decide to take part in this study, you and any household members who smoke will join the Treating Tobacco Dependency (TTD) programme. This programme provides support and nicotine products, like patches or gum, to help you quit smoking. Initially, you'll receive support from the TTD team at Royal Papworth Hospital, and then you'll continue with an NHS-approved stop-smoking organisation called HealthyYou.
After you start the programme, the research team will check in with you to see how you're doing. These follow-up checks will happen at 28 days, 3 months, and 12 months. The study will last for 12 months for each participant from when they start the programme. These check-ups help the researchers understand if the combined household approach is successful in helping people stop smoking and stay smoke-free.
Potential risks and benefits
Locations (1)
- Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation TrustVerified postcodeCambridge, United Kingdom
Common questions
What is the main goal of this study?
The main goal is to see if helping both hospital patients and their household members who smoke, quit together, improves their chances of stopping and staying smoke-free.
Who can take part in this study?
You can take part if you are an adult patient at Royal Papworth Hospital who smokes, lives with other smokers, and those household members are willing to join the programme too. You also need to live in the Cambridgeshire area.
What kind of support will I receive?
You will receive nicotine replacement therapy (like patches or gum) and practical support from specialists to help you stop smoking.
How long will the study check up on me?
You will have follow-up checks at 28 days, 3 months, and 12 months after you start the programme.
Will my regular medical care be affected if I join or don't join?
No, your decision to join or not join this study will not affect your standard medical care at all.
How to find out more
Always speak to your GP or specialist before deciding to take part in a study.
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