Funding success for smoking cessation project
A large collaboration, led by Dr Richard Holliday and Professor Elaine McColl from Newcastle University, has recently received a major funding award (combined research and NHS costs of £2.8 million).
25 September 2020
Evaluating impact of 'in house' smoking cessation interventions
A large collaboration, led by Dr Richard Holliday and Professor Elaine McColl from Newcastle University, has recently received a major funding award (combined research and NHS costs of £2.8 million).
The funding comes from the the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
The ENHANCE-D Study (ENHANCing smoking cEssation interventions in Dentistry) will evaluate the impact of primary care dental professionals providing ‘in house’ enhanced smoking cessation interventions such as Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) or e-cigarettes on both quit rates and oral health parameters.
The study was designed through a co-production approach which involved a wide range of dental professionals and patients. The study plans to recruit 1,460 participants across 56 dental practices in seven research regions (Newcastle, Dundee, Sheffield, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Plymouth).
Each dental practice will identify two staff members (any member of the dental team) to receive training on the interventions and will be reimbursed for taking part in the research.
Dental Therapists and Hygienists as principal investigators
Novel to this trial will be the use of Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists as principal investigators (‘leads’) at some dental practice.
Participant recruitment is anticipated to start in the second half of 2021 and the study will run for 4 years. Additionally, biological samples (plaque and epithelial cells) will be collected for future analysis and an economic and qualitative evaluation will be completed.
Research hubs:
- Newcastle (Dr Richard Holliday)
- Dundee (Prof. Jan Clarkson)
- Sheffield (Prof. Zoe Marshman and Dr Claire Storey)
- Birmingham (Dr Praveen Sharma)
- Glasgow (Dr Shauna Culshaw and Prof. David Conway)
- Edinburgh (Prof. Angus Walls)
- Plymouth (Mr Timothy O’Brien)
More info: https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/programmes/hta/NIHR129780