Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (COSTED): a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Supporting people to quit smoking is one of the most powerful interventions to improve health. The Emergency Department (ED) represents a potentially valuable opportunity to deliver a smoking cessation intervention if it is sufficiently resourced. The objective of this trial was to determine whether an opportunistic ED-based smoking cessation intervention can help people to quit smoking.

Methods

In this multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled superiority trial conducted between January and August 2022, adults who smoked daily and attended one of six UK EDs were randomised to intervention (brief advice, e-cigarette starter kit and referral to stop smoking services) or control (written information on stop smoking services). The primary outcome was biochem

SUBMITTER: Pope I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11041600 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature