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Trial reportNicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco2026

Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department: Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ian Pope, Zuzanna Halicka, Lucy Clark, Susan Stirling, Allan Clark, Caitlin Notley

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Trial report in Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ian PopeNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5623-4178
Zuzanna HalickaNorwich Clinical Trials Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Lucy ClarkNorwich Clinical Trials Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Susan StirlingNorwich Clinical Trials Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Allan ClarkNorwich Clinical Trials Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Caitlin NotleyLifespan Health Research Centre, Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0876-3304

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Department of Health and Social CareNIHR NIHR129438
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Abstract

introductionEmergency departments (EDs) offer a valuable opportunity to deliver smoking cessation interventions. Long-term abstinence confers the maximum health benefits.

methodsAdults attending UK EDs who currently smoked were randomized to an intervention (brief advice, e-cigarette, and referral to local stop smoking services) or control (contact details for local stop smoking services). Participants were followed up at 1, 3, and 6 months as part of the main trial. Participants who consented to long-term follow-up were also contacted at approximately 18 months post randomization. For an "all participants" analysis, those who did not consent to long-term follow-up had their smoking status set at the value of the 6-month outcome. Those who did not respond were assumed to be smoking.

resultsLong-term follow-up occurred between 14 and 22 months, mean = 18 months. Long-term follow-up for those who consented to this was 35% in the intervention group (n = 145) and 34% in the control group (n = 143). For those who consented to long-term follow-up self-reported 7-day abstinence at 18 months was 12.8% in the intervention group (n = 53) and 8.33% in the control group (n = 35) (RR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.04%-2.32%, p = .031). For all participants self-reported 7-day abstinence at long-term follow-up was 13.8% in the intervention group (n = 67) and 8.6% in the control group (n = 42) (RR = 1.61, 95% CI = 1.12%-2.31%, p = .010).

conclusionsAdults who smoke attending the ED who received a smoking cessation intervention were significantly more likely to report abstinence 18 months after randomization. IMPLICATIONS: Emergency Departments should be considered as a location for smoking cessation interventions in order to increase long-term abstinence.

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Emergency Service, HospitalSmoking CessationAdultElectronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedUnited Kingdom

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PMID41017481
PMCPMC13008581

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