El‐Khoury 2021.
Study name | Preference‐based tools for smoking cessation among disadvantaged smokers, a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (STOP) |
Methods | RCT France |
Participants | Estimated enrolment 528 Inclusion criteria: daily smokers (≥ 5 cigarettes/day); low socioeconomic position; available for at least 4 appointments over a 6‐month period; affiliation to or benefiting from social security or state medical support Exclusion criteria: individuals who do not speak French; major citizens protected by law, adults unable to express their consent; pregnant women; regular smokers who vape daily (at least once a day) |
Interventions | EC: type not stated Arm 1: The STOP intervention Assisting smokers with low socioeconomic position in their smoking cessation attempt. Routine care and adapted advice supplemented with a free delivery of any or several type(s) of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) (patches, inhalers, gum, tablets, etc.) and/or an e‐cigarette + e‐liquid, based on the smokers' preference and choice Arm 2: Standard care Participants randomised to the standard care group will be given standard care in assisting their smoking cessation attempt, but without free delivery of NRT or e‐cigarettes. Standard care includes motivational interviewing, advice to quit and prescription for NRTs. |
Outcomes | Smoking abstinence at 6 months after inclusion Total number of days of abstinence at 6 months Smoking abstinence at 1 and 3 months after inclusion Number of relapses; CPD; proportion of participants who have significantly reduced daily smoking |
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Notes | New to 2022 update |