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Miss Rebekah Howell
Rebekah.howell@york.ac.uk


Prof Matthew Callister
matthew.callister@nhs.net


Prof Rachael Murray
rachael.murray@nottingham.ac.uk


Mrs Lesley Sinclair
Lesley.Sinclair@york.ac.uk


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Be Part of Research - Trial Details - Supporting people in Yorkshire who smoke to Quit: the YorQuit study
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Supporting people in Yorkshire who smoke to Quit: the YorQuit study

Recruiting

Open to: All Genders

Age: Mixed

Leeds Hull Bradford Manchester

Medical Conditions

Smoking cessation interventions for smokers attending for lung cancer screening (LCS)

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Lung cancer rates are higher in Yorkshire than in the rest of the UK, but deaths from lung cancer can be prevented by screening, and a national screening programme has now been recommended. Evidence shows that adding stop-smoking support to screening can increase the number of lives saved. However, it is still unclear how best to deliver smoking cessation alongside screening to make sure this is effective, affordable for the health service, and deliverable.
NHS England is developing a mobile phone app to deliver stop-smoking support alongside existing local stop-smoking services; however, the effectiveness of digital technologies has not been tested in a lung screening setting. Other evidence has shown that telephone support from a dedicated stop-smoking team attached to screening services can be highly effective. Finally, there is good evidence from other settings (e.g. pregnancy) that financial incentives such as shopping vouchers are effective, but this has not been tested in a lung screening setting. This study will compare stop-smoking services delivered through a mobile phone app and existing local services, against telephone support from a dedicated stop-smoking team. In addition, it will test the added benefit of a modest financial incentive for people who successfully quit.

Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.  

The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:

02 Jun 2025 31 Mar 2027

Participants will be randomly placed into one of three groups: 1) to receive support from local stop-smoking services, plus the offer of a free subscription to the Smoke Free app; 2) to receive support from YorQuit smoking cessation practitioners; or 3) to receive support from YorQuit smoking cessation practitioners, plus receiving shopping vouchers if they successfully quit and provide a breath test to confirm this. Participants can expect to complete three short questionnaires over 12 months.


Participants will be attendees of the lung cancer screening programmes that operate in Hull, Bradford District and Craven, North Kirklees, Leeds and Manchester. People who are contacted as part of the lung cancer screening programme will be offered to participate in the trial if they are aged 55-74 at the time of consent, and if they are current smokers.

You can take part if:



You may not be able to take part if:


1. Inability to provide informed consent2. Previously randomised to YorQuit


Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.

  • St James's University Hospital
    Beckett Street
    Leeds
    LS9 7TF
  • Hull Royal Infirmary
    Anlaby Road
    Hull
    HU3 2JZ
  • Bradford Royal Infirmary
    Duckworth Lane
    Bradford
    BD9 6RJ
  • Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
    Wythenshawe Hospital
    Manchester
    M23 9QZ

One benefit of taking part is the chance to change smoking behaviours and improve health. Positively changing smoking behaviours may reduce the risk of health complications from smoking-related diseases. Another benefit of taking part is that participants receive one-to-one behavioural support from stop-smoking advisors, as well as free aids to help them quit.
No risks are expected from taking part in this study.

Mrs Lesley Sinclair
Lesley.Sinclair@york.ac.uk


Prof Rachael Murray
rachael.murray@nottingham.ac.uk


Miss Rebekah Howell
Rebekah.howell@york.ac.uk


Prof Matthew Callister
matthew.callister@nhs.net



More information about this study, what is involved and how to take part can be found on the study website.


The study is sponsored by University of Nottingham and funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.



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Read full details for Trial ID: ISRCTN10364896

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Last updated 20 March 2026

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