Randomized trial of brief individual treatment for smoking using nicotine chewing gum in a workplace setting.

Abstract

In a controlled trial of brief treatment for smoking using nicotine chewing gum in a workplace setting, 270 of 334 cigarette smokers who expressed interest were invited to take part in the program, which consisted of two individual consultations; 172 attended. The remaining 64 smokers constituted a no-intervention control group. Using a criterion of sustained one-year abstinence with biochemical validation, success rates were 12 per cent among participants, I per cent among those who were invited but did not attend, and 2 per cent in

Effectiveness of smoking cessation therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…We found 70 RCTs examining NRT versus control interventions (See Figure 1 and Additional File 1), [30-99] 49 of which compared NRT to placebo [30,32,34,35,38,39,43,44,46,48,50,54,56-59,62,64-69,71-82,84-87,89-91,93,94,96,98,99] thirty one studies compared NRT to other controlled groups (See table 1) [31,33,36,37,40-42,45,49,51-53,55,61,63,70,83,88,92,95,97] and 1 study uses both placebo and no intervention as control group[47]. …”

The Addiction Research Unit of the Institute of Psychiatry University of London—II. The Work of the Unit's Smoking Section

“…These results have subsequently been confirmed in studies of 'spontaneous' cessation in national samples in collaboration with the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys (Sutton, Marsh & Matheson, 1987). In contrast with the lack of efficacy of videotapes in promoting cessation, the offer of nicotine chewing gum in a work-place setting, in conjunction with two brief counselling sessions, achieved a long-term success rate of 12% compared with 2% in randomized controls (Sutton & Hallett, 1987).…”

Reviews of evidence regarding interventions to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke11The names and affiliations of the Task Force members are listed in the front of this supplement and at www.thecommunityguide.org.

“…Our search identified 20 studies regarding the effectiveness of cessation series in increasing tobacco use cessation. 244,[252][253][254][255][256][257][258][259][260][261][262][263][264][265][266][267][268][269][270] Ten additional reports provide information on an alreadyincluded study. [271][272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280] Ten studies with limited execution 244,252,254,257,258,261,263,265,266,268 and one study with a least-suitable study design 255 were not included in the body of evidence.…”

“…[271][272][273][274][275][276][277][278][279][280] Ten studies with limited execution 244,252,254,257,258,261,263,265,266,268 and one study with a least-suitable study design 255 were not included in the body of evidence. Details of the nine qualifying studies 253,256,259,260,262,264,267,269,270 are provided at the website (www.thecommunityguide.org).…”

“…All of the qualifying studies evaluated the effectiveness of cessation series combined with other interventions, such as community education (typically access to or distribution of self-help cessation manuals), 253,256,259,260,262,267,269,270 organized cessation groups or programs, 256,260,262,264,267,269,270 or telephone cessation support. 256,260 Eight studies evaluated televised cessation series broadcast over periods that extended from 20 days to 3 months, 256,259,260,262,264,267,269,270 and one study evaluated a week-long newspaper cessation series. 253 Five of the nine qualifying studies present evaluations of broadcast cessation series conducted in the Chicago metropolitan area (in one of three waves) between 1985 and 1987.…”