Trial Protocol: Randomised controlled trial of the effects of very low calorie diet, modest dietary restriction, and sequential behavioural programme on hunger, urges to smoke, abstinence and weight gain in overweight smokers stopping smoking

Table 2 Measurements to be taken at each point in trial

Treatment week	-2	-1	0	1	2	3	4	5-7	8-10		12	26	52
Baseline Questionnaire (with Fagerstrom Score) 7 day food diary		√
Weight		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Waist/Hip ratio		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
BP/HR		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Smoking Status		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Urinary ketones		√	√	√	√	√	√
Fasting Blood test	√										√	√	√
Lung function	√										√	√	√
Russell Standard									√		√	√	√
QOL measure		√					√				√
Confidence in trial arm	√						√				√
Percentage Body Fat composition		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Daily Diaries		√	√	√	√	√	√
Weekly Diaries								√	√	√	√	√	√
HCI		√									√	√	√

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