Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The effect of adding a personalised smoking cessation intervention to a lung cancer screening programme (The Yorkshire Enhanced Stop Smoking Study).
IRAS ID
240975
Contact name
Rachael Murray
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
3 years, 3 months, 14 days
Research summary
Lung cancer rates are higher in Yorkshire than the rest of the UK, and this is due to higher rates of smoking. Deaths from lung cancer can be reduced using regular lung scans (screening) and by helping people stop smoking. As well as detecting cancers, scans can also show evidence of damage to lungs (emphysema) and heart arteries (calcification). This study will test whether people can be encouraged to quit smoking by giving them pictures from their own scans showing possible lung and heart damage, along with information about how stopping smoking reduces their risk of cancer and heart attacks.
REC name
East Midlands - Derby Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EM/0199
Date of REC Opinion
31 Aug 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion