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ArticleAddiction (Abingdon, England)2024

Tailoring CONSORT-SPI to improve the reporting of smoking cessation intervention trials: An expert consensus study.

Zoe Swithenbank, Alessio Bricca, Nicola Black, Jamie Hartmann Boyce, Marie Johnston, Neil Scott, Robert West, Ryan J Courtney, Shaun Treweek, Susan Michie and 1 more

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Article in Addiction (Abingdon, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Zoe SwithenbankPublic Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3915-1618
Alessio BriccaResearch Unit for Musculoskeletal Function and Physiotherapy, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-9717-918X
Nicola BlackNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Kensington, Australia.
Jamie Hartmann BoyceNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9898-3049
Marie JohnstonInstitute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Neil ScottMedical Statistics Team, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Robert WestHealth Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0291-5760
Ryan J CourtneyNational Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, Kensington, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1339-3221
Shaun TreweekHealth Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Susan MichieCentre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London, UK.
Marijn de BruinIQ Healthcare, Institute of Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
University of Aberdeen · GBUniversity College London · GBUNSW Sydney · AULiverpool John Moores University · GBRadboud University Nijmegen · NLUniversity of Oxford · GBUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

Cancer Research UK A25405Cancer Research UK C50862Chief Scientist Office HSRU1Medical Research Council G0901474
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsInadequate reporting of smoking cessation intervention trials is common and leads to significant challenges for researchers. The aim of this study was to tailor CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)-SPI (Social and Psychological Interventions) guidelines to improve reporting of trials of behavioural interventions to promote smoking cessation.

methodInformed by missing data from the IC-SMOKE (Intervention and Comparison group support provided in SMOKing cEssation) systematic review project, this study used a multi-stage Delphi process to examine which items could be added or modified to improve the reporting of smoking cessation trials. The first stage involved an on-line survey of 17 international experts in smoking cessation and trial methodology voting on the importance of items for inclusion in the updated guidelines. This was followed by a face-to-face expert consensus meeting attended by 15 of these experts, where the final inclusion and exclusion of new items and modifications were agreed upon. A nine-point Likert scale was used to establish consensus, with suggested modifications requiring agreement of 75% or more. Disagreements in the first stage were presented again at the second stage for discussion and a second round of voting. Only items which reached the threshold for agreement were included.

resultsThe experts agreed on the inclusion of 10 new items and the specification of 12 existing items. This included modifications that could apply to trials more widely (e.g. the rationale for the comparator), but also modifications that were very specific to smoking cessation trials (e.g. the reporting of smoking cessation outcomes).

conclusionsA Delphi study has developed a modified CONSORT-SPI guideline (CONSORT-SPI-SMOKE) to improve the reporting of trials of behavioural interventions to promote smoking cessation.

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Smoking CessationBehavior TherapyConsensusHumansResearch Designexpert consensusinterventionsRCTsreportingsmoking cessationtrials

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PMID37724014
PMCPMC10952324
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