Three Year Follow up of a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of an Intervention for Tobacco Dependence Among Those With a Psychotic Illness

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

298 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-01-31

Study Completion Date

2006-02-28

Brief Summary

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This is a three year follow up of a previous study where researchers at UNSW and UNewc asked smokers with serious mental health problems to participate in a 12-month study, to assess whether intervention could assist people experiencing mental illness reduce their tobacco smoking.

Detailed Description

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Between 2001 and 2003, the School of Public Health and Community Medicine at the University of New South Wales carried out a large study with the Centre for Mental Health Studies at the University of Newcastle. The project asked people with serious mental health problems, who also smoked cigarettes, to participate in a 12-month study, which involved completing several questionnaires/other assessments over that time with a member of the research team. Around half of the participants in this study also received treatment for their smoking from the research team. This treatment involved weekly therapy with one member of the research team, and covered the relationship between smoking and mental illness, teaching people to cope with desires to smoke, how to recognise and avoid high risk situations for smoking, and how to plan alternative ways of coping with those situations where smoking usually occurred. In addition, nicotine patches were also available to assist people who made the decision to reduce their smoking. This study hoped to learn whether this new treatment could assist people experiencing mental illness reduce their tobacco smoking.

After three years, previous participants were invited to participate in another follow-up assessment to check-in with their current situation, their mental health and levels of smoking.

Conditions

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Psychotic Disorder Behavior, Addictive

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Previous participants from the original study

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

67 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Principal Investigators

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Robyn Richmond, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of New South Wales

Amanda Baker, Assoc Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Newcastle University

Locations

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Centre for Mental Health Studies, University of Newcastle

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Site Status

Countries

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Australia

Other Identifiers

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3Yr FollowUp

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id