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. 2019 May 2;2019(5):CD002850. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002850.pub4

Osinubi 2003.

Methods Setting: Occupational health service, USA
 Recruitment: Asbestos‐exposed workers and retirees attending medical screening, not selected for motivation
Participants 58 smokers; 93% M, av. age 52, av. cigs/day 22
Interventions All participants received brief physician advice at screening
 1. Enrolment in Free & Clear, proactive TC, 5 calls, hotline access, pharmacotherapy available
 2. Instructions to obtain support from personal physician, S‐H materials and resources
Outcomes Self‐reported abstinence at 6 m (30‐day PP)
Validation: none
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomised, method not described
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Sealed envelopes, not stated if opaque and numbered
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Self‐reported outcomes from participants not blinded to treatment condition. Level of personal contact differed between arms
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk 32% lost to follow‐up, comparable across groups, losses included as smokers