“I’ve actually done it, I never thought I’d be able to do it”: Engaging homeless centre staff and clients in a smoking cessation trial (SCeTCH)
Time: 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
Date: 5th March 2025
Project SCeTCH is the first large-scale multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing an e-cigarette intervention to usual care to address smoking among people experiencing homelessness. This presentation will share findings from this NIHR funded trial involving 32 homeless support centres (477 people who smoked) across Great Britain, and the training of 220 staff to deliver smoking… Read more »
SCAH 2025Project SCeTCH is the first large-scale multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing an e-cigarette intervention to usual care to address smoking among people experiencing homelessness. This presentation will share findings from this NIHR funded trial involving 32 homeless support centres (477 people who smoked) across Great Britain, and the training of 220 staff to deliver smoking interventions (an e-cigarette starter pack or VBA+ and signposting to the SSS). Participants were followed up at 4, 12 and 24 weeks and a subsample of staff and participants were interviewed about their experiences with the e-cigarette intervention. Retention rates were good: 74%, 60% and 58% (at 4, 12 and 24 weeks respectively). Sustained quit rates (CO validated) were low but e-cigarettes helped more people quit smoking in the short-term or substantially reduce the number of cigarettes they smoked. How the intervention produced changes in smoking behaviour through facilitators and barriers in capability, opportunity and motivation (COM-B) and further real-world relevance of the trial will be discussed.
Chair
Professor Lynne Dawkins Professor of Nicotine and Tobacco Studies - London South Bank University
Speaker
Dr Kirstie Soar Trial Manager - London South Bank University
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