Methods |
Setting: clinic/internet, USA Recruitment: community volunteers |
Participants |
284 smokers (≥ 10 cigs/day); 55% female, average age 41, average cigs/day 22 |
Interventions |
All participants received bupropion (300 mg) for 9 weeks, 3 brief (20 mins) individual counselling sessions, 5 clinic visits for assessment, monthly assessment calls 1. Access to Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System for Smoking Cessation and Relapse Prevention (CHESS SCRP) for 12 weeks, computer and access provided, daily use recommended, reminders to log on up to 3 times a week 2. No additional support |
Outcomes |
Abstinence at 6 months (PP) Validation: CO ≤ 10 ppm |
Notes |
New for 2009 update 12‐month follow‐up results not published |
Risk of bias |
Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Randomisation method not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
No details given |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes |
Low risk |
No details given, but as support provided to both groups pre‐intervention, and not during intervention period, performance bias unlikely |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes |
Low risk |
Biochemical validation used |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes |
Low risk |
20% losses to follow‐up and intervention participants who didn't get computer included in ITT analysis |