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. 2019 Mar 26;2019(3):CD004705. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004705.pub5

Ripoll 2012.

Trial name or title Clinical trial on the efficacy of exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in smoking cessation in primary health care
Methods Parallel randomised controlled trial with blind evaluation (single)
Participants 942 participants
Inclusion criteria:
  • Smokers >= 18 years of age attended for any reason

  • Smokers in contemplation or pre‐contemplation phase

Interventions Intervention group: brief advice plus exhaled CO measure
Control group: brief face‐to‐face antismoking advice from the physician during patient consultation
Outcomes Sustained abstinence (at 6 and 12 months) validated by urine cotinine test
Starting date 15 October 2010 (end date 15 October 2012)
Contact information Miss Joana Ripoll
jripoll@ibsalut.caib.es
Notes Study no longer recruiting, no data published.
Author contacted but no answer received.

CO: carbon monoxide

COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EEG: electroencephalogram

NNAL: 4‐(methylnitrosamino)‐1‐(3‐pyridyl)‐1‐butanol

NRT: nicotine replacement therapy