Researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PUPSMD) are leading a national study with £1.8 million of funding from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme (NIHR HTA: 15/111/01) to test the effectiveness of new support to help smokers who want to reduce but not quit.
This study is managed by the Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU) and supported by the NIHR Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), and is a collaborative project between Plymouth University, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, St George’s University of London, University of Oxford, University of Nottingham, University of Exeter, and Plymouth City Council.