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In this webinar Prof. Naughton will talk about an automated RCT evaluating a smartphone app called Quit Sense. Quit Sense is a theory-guided Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention (JITAI) app which provides smokers attempting to quit with in-the-moment support to manage cue-induced cravings. The app uses location sensing to tailor the timing and content of support messages to high-risk locations. In this RCT, recruitment, enrolment, randomization, intervention delivery and most data collection were fully automated via the study website. In addition, an automated randomized study-within-a-trial (SWAT) was undertaken to assess the impact of different levels of incentive to promote completion of follow-up measures. The app also included the trial of an automated process evaluation tool, as well as a traditional process evaluation using qualitative interviews. During the talk, key aspects of the methodology will be covered as well as key findings.

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Felix Naughton is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK. He is co-lead of the UEA Addictions Research Group and a registered health psychologist. He has a key research interest in the development and evaluation of digital interventions to promote and support health behaviour change, particularly innovative technology-mediated approaches, such as Just-In-Time Adaptive Interventions. He currently leads a research programme focused on mobile phone-based smoking cessation interventions. Felix has served on multiple national policy and practice committees, including as a topic expert on behaviour change related NICE (UK) advisory committees.

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Co-hosted with Irish Critical Care Clinical Trials Network

Location: Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin

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This webinar will introduce process evaluations. Process evaluations are often integrated with outcome evaluations (e.g. RCTs). They help to explain why an intervention was or was not effective by exploring: 1) If it activated the intended causal pathways; 2) If it was implemented as planned; 3) If it was acceptable to delivery agents and participants; and 4) If the wider delivery context was supportive or inhibitive. The webinar will describe key process evaluation concepts, frameworks and guidance, alongside common methods that are used to undertake them.

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Professor Rhiannon Evans is based at DECIPHer, which is a public health research centre of excellence at Cardiff University. The centre is focused on the development, implementation, evaluation and adaptation of interventions. Professor Evans is the Deputy Director and lead for health inequalities research. She is Deputy Director of the NIHR Public Health Research Systematic Reviews Team, which undertakes evidence syntheses to inform NIHR funding priorities.  Rhiannon is Co-Investigator on the newly established Wales National Centre for Suicide Prevention and Self-harm and the NIHR Rhondda Cynon Taf Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). Her methodological expertise in in complex systems informed systematic reviews, intervention development and adaptation, and process evaluations. She was Principal Investigator on MRC-NIHR funded ADAPT guidance to support the adaptation of interventions for new contexts.

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Location: Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin

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Location: The ICC, Birmingham

Dates: 14th – 17th September 2026

ICTMC is the leading international platform for researchers and practitioners to present the very latest in trials methodology. The meeting also offers valuable networking and training opportunities, with over 1,200 delegates from 32 countries attending in 2024. The 2026 conference will take place in the vibrant and diverse city of Birmingham. As the UK’s dynamic second city, Birmingham is steeped in innovation and culture, particularly its legendary musical roots. Known worldwide for its manufacturing heritage, Birmingham is also one of the greenest cities in the UK, with its urban parks and canals loved by many for leisurely walks and scenic views.

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