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Research at UHP helps vapers quit with new mouth spray

The Research and Development team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP) worked with research nurses from Devon to deliver a study aiming to help e-cigarette users quit vaping using a new mouth spray.

The team at UHP utilised their Mobile Research Units (MRUs) and worked with members of the NIHR South West Peninsula Regional Research Delivery Network (SWP RRDN) Agile Research Delivery Team (ARDT) to deliver a study testing if a special nicotine mouth spray can make it easier for people to stop.

E-cigarettes have health risks, and we don’t fully know what happens when people use them for a long time. This study focused on helping people quit safely.

Participants used the mouth spray and attended regular check-ins with the research team. They also got health checks, answered questions about vaping and smoking, and received support to stay focused on quitting throughout the study.

The research team recruited 46 people from Plymouth and the surrounding areas to the study, meeting their target and becoming the highest recruiting site to the study. By working together, the Research and Development team based at Derriford Hospital and the Agile Research Delivery team have made it as easy as possible for people to join the study and stay on track by taking a dedicated Mobile Research Unit out to participants and communities to make sure they could attend their study appointments.

Thanks to this way of working, more people showed interest in the study, and the teams found new participants to join.

Eden Wildman, Research Nurse Specialist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, said: “Huge thanks to the MRU and Agile team for their efforts with recruitment and follow up. We recruited 46 patients to the trial despite a recruitment pause and early closure. We are so proud of the team involved. 60% of our patients are from our underserved areas which is double the department standard, so we are very pleased with this as team. It is also excellent to know we are delivering a trial the community wanted, and successfully helping people quit vaping.”

The study closed at the end of December and the researchers plan to use what they’ve learned from this project to help with other studies in the future. This research could make quitting vaping easier and safer for everyone in the future.

 

Research at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust has a well-established reputation for high quality research and our Research and Development team has been supporting research for more than 25 years. 

Patient participation in research studies is a vital part of healthcare development. It can help to provide new treatments, diagnostic aids or services which could later be adopted across the NHS to improve patient care.

Our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of our local population by conducting high quality research, which is relevant to the needs of our communities, by embedding research as part of our core business. The Trust is well respected for its capacity to offer the widest variety of research studies in the Peninsula and continues to provide research in all clinical areas.

To find out more about research opportunities at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust either as a researcher or participant, ask your health care professional or contact the Research and Development team.

If you are interested in taking part in research at UHP, you can find the studies we are currently running on the  Be Part of Research website.

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