Cessation of smoking trial in the emergency department (CoSTED): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Attendees of emergency departments (EDs) have a higher than expected prevalence of smoking. ED attendance may be a good opportunity to prompt positive behaviour change, even for smokers not currently motivated to quit. This study aims to determine whether an opportunist smoking cessation intervention delivered in the ED can help daily smokers attending the ED quit smoking and is cost-effective.

Methods and analysis

A two-arm pragmatic, multicentred, parallel-group, individually randomised, controlled superiority trial with an internal pilot, economic evaluation and mixed methods process evaluation. The trial will compare ED-based brief smoking cessation advice, including provision of an e-cigarette and referral to local stop smoking services (intervention) with

SUBMITTER: Notley C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9853266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature