Randomised controlled trial of tailored support to increase physical activity and reduce smoking in smokers not immediately ready to quit: protocol for the Trial of physical Activity-assisted Reduction of Smoking (TARS) Study

Taylor, Adrian; Thompson, Tom P; Ussher, Michael; Aveyard, Paul; Murray, Rachael L; Harris, Tess; Creanor, Siobhan; Green, Colin; Streeter, Adam Justin; Chynoweth, Jade; Ingram, Wendy; Greaves, Colin J; Hancocks, Helen; Snowsill, Tristan; Callaghan, Lynne; Price, Lisa; Horrell, Jane; King, Jennie; Gude, Alex; George, Mary; Wahlich, Charlotte; Hamilton, Louisa; Cheema, Kelisha; Campbell, Sarah; Preece, Dan

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043331

Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location (2024)
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Scott, N. J., Murray, R. L., Barker, A. B., Critchlow, N., Best, C., & Semple, S. (2024). Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2024.2341006

Background Exposure to tobacco and alcohol on-screen promotes use and despite regulations and policies to limit impact, these behaviours remain common. We report a longitudinal analysis of tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in three popular UK... Read More about Tobacco, e-cigarette and alcohol content in popular UK soap operas: a content analysis to explore changes in social norms and scene location.

Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial (2024)
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Murray, R. L., Alexandris, P., Baldwin, D., Brain, K., Britton, J., Crosbie, P. A. J., …Callister, M. E. (2024). Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial. European Respiratory Journal, 63(4), Article 2301768. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01768-2023

BACKGROUND: Up to 50% of those attending for low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer continue to smoke and co-delivery of smoking cessation services alongside screening may maximise clinical benefit. Here we present data from an opt-ou... Read More about Uptake and 4-week quit rates from an opt-out co-located smoking cessation service delivered alongside community-based low-dose computed tomography screening within the Yorkshire Lung Screening Trial.

The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer (2024)
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Burnett, C., Bestall, J., Boland, A., Burke, S., Callister, M., Greenwood-Wilson, S., …Franks, K. (2024). The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e081365. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081365

Patients with curable non-surgical lung cancer are often current smokers, have co-existing medical comorbidities and are treated with curative radiotherapy. To maximise the benefits of modern radiotherapy, there is an urgent need to optimise the pati... Read More about The Prehabilitation Radiotherapy Exercise, smoking Habit cessation and Balanced diet Study (PREHABS) protocol to explore the feasibility of embedding behavioural modifications into the clinical pathway for patients undergoing radical radiotherapy for lung cancer.

Have yourself a ‘merry’ little Christmas: Alcohol adverts and alcohol content within adverts in the run-up to Christmas (2023)
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Barker, A. B., Thorley, R., & Murray, R. L. (2023). Have yourself a ‘merry’ little Christmas: Alcohol adverts and alcohol content within adverts in the run-up to Christmas. Public Health In Practice, 6, Article 100390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100390

Exposure to alcohol adverts or other audio-visual content (AVC) in the media is associated with alcohol initiation and subsequent use by adolescents and adults, especially those with or at risk of an alcohol use disorder. The Christmas period is char... Read More about Have yourself a ‘merry’ little Christmas: Alcohol adverts and alcohol content within adverts in the run-up to Christmas.

Defining the road map to a UK national lung cancer screening programme (2023)
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O'Dowd, E. L., Lee, R. W., Akram, A. R., Bartlett, E. C., Bradley, S. H., Brain, K., …Crosbie, P. (2023). Defining the road map to a UK national lung cancer screening programme. Lancet Oncology, 24(5), e207-e218. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2823%2900104-3

Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT was recommended by the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC) in September, 2022, on the basis of data from trials showing a reduction in lung cancer mortality. These trials provide sufficient evidence to show... Read More about Defining the road map to a UK national lung cancer screening programme.

Integrating the patients' voice in designing and delivering a research study: The Yorkshire Cancer Research funded PREHABS study's experience (2023)
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Burnett, C., Bestall, J. C., Burke, S., Hewison, J., Morgan, E., Murray, R. L., …Franks, K. N. (2023). Integrating the patients' voice in designing and delivering a research study: The Yorkshire Cancer Research funded PREHABS study's experience. Radiography, 29(3), 653-660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.04.006

Introduction Engaging with patients when designing a clinical or research project is beneficial; feedback from the intended audience provides invaluable insight form the patients’ perspective. Working with patients can result in developing successfu... Read More about Integrating the patients' voice in designing and delivering a research study: The Yorkshire Cancer Research funded PREHABS study's experience.

A Qualitative Study of the Implementation and Continued Delivery of Complete and Partial Smoke-Free Policies Across England's Prison Estate (2023)
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Jayes, L., Waddingham, J., Britton, J., & Murray, R. (2023). A Qualitative Study of the Implementation and Continued Delivery of Complete and Partial Smoke-Free Policies Across England's Prison Estate. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 25(6), 1099-1108. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac296

Introduction In the UK, smoking among prisoners is up to five times more prevalent than the national average. Between 2015 and 2018, HMPPS introduced a complete smoke-free policy in all closed prisons, and a partial policy permitting smoking only in... Read More about A Qualitative Study of the Implementation and Continued Delivery of Complete and Partial Smoke-Free Policies Across England's Prison Estate.

Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context (2022)
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Quinn-Scoggins, H. D., Murray, R. L., Quaife, S. L., Smith, P., Brain, K. E., Callister, M. E. J., …McCutchan, G. M. (2022). Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context. BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 22(1), Article 478. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-02263-w

Background: Optimising smoking cessation services within a low radiation-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening programme has the potential to improve cost-effectiveness and overall efficacy of the programme. However, evidence on the o... Read More about Co-development of an evidence-based personalised smoking cessation intervention for use in a lung cancer screening context.

Randomised controlled trial of tailored support to increase physical activity and reduce smoking in smokers not immediately ready to quit: protocol for the Trial of physical Activity-assisted Reduction of Smoking (TARS) Study (2020)
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Taylor, A., Thompson, T. P., Ussher, M., Aveyard, P., Murray, R. L., Harris, T., …Preece, D. (2020). Randomised controlled trial of tailored support to increase physical activity and reduce smoking in smokers not immediately ready to quit: protocol for the Trial of physical Activity-assisted Reduction of Smoking (TARS) Study. BMJ Open, 10(12), Article e043331. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043331

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