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Background and study aims Smoking is the greatest cause of ill health with approximately 18% of deaths in England being associated with smoking. Providing people with incentives (e.g., money, vouchers) seems to be an effective way of helping people to quit smoking, however, incentives administered by others may alter underlying motivation to quit and result in people starting up smoking again. Encouraging people to reward themselves (e.g., inviting friends round) could overcome these difficulties, yet people seem reluctant to do this. We want to test if such “self-incentives” will result in an increase in the number of people already attending community stop smoking services quitting the habit. We will investigate whether a “if-when” plan (e.g., If I successfully abstain from smoking for a week, then I will reward myself by inviting friends around) can help people to stop smoking, what kind of self-incentives do lead people to stop smoking and the ideal rate of self-incentivising towards successfully quitting smoking. Who can participate? Any person aged 18 years or over who has approached one of the stop smoking services involved within this trial and is smoking at the time of enrolment on to the program. What does the study involve? Each participant is randomly assigned at the beginning of the stop smoking program into one of 4 groups. Those in group 1 (active control) are asked to form a plan to help them to quit smoking. Those in group 2 (active control) are asked to link suitable temptations to smoke with an appropriate response (using a list of 20 temptations and 20 responses through a planner known as the volitional help sheet). Those in group 3 (intervention) are asked to complete an 'if-then' plan which includes a self-incentive that can be used for each week that they have successfully quit smoking. Those in group 4 (intervention) are asked to complete an 'if-then' plan which includes a self-incentive that can be used for each month that they have successfully quit smoking. Participants are also asked about their smoking habits, nicotine dependence, thoughts, feelings and motivation towards the smoking quit attempts at the start of the stop smoking program, at the end of the stop smoking program (12-16 weeks after the start), and six-months after the start of the program. The repetition and agreement to self-incentivising are measured at the end of the stop smoking program and six-months following the start of the stop smoking program. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? Participants who complete an 'if-then' plan which includes a self-incentive may benefit from their participation by the intervention helping them to successfully quit smoking. There are no risks to taking part in the study. Where is the study run from? The stop smoking services in which participants will be recruited are held in various health and community centres across North West England, UK. When is the study starting and how long is it expected to last? October 2014 to September 2016 Who is funding the study? University of Manchester (UK) Who is the main contact? Emma Brown [email protected]

Critère d'inclusion

• A psychological health intervention within a smoking population

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• isrctn
• ictrp