Smith 2014.
Methods | Setting: Menominee Tribal Clinic (primary care centre), USA Recruitment: all participants were receiving health care at the Menominee Tribal Clinic and were motivated to quit smoking. |
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Participants | 103 participants, 62.1% female, average age: 39.8 (SD 13.1), average cigs/day: 14.4 (SD 7.9) Therapists: a study coordinator who was an enrolled member of the Menominee Tribe and trained as a counsellor |
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Interventions | Pharmacotherapy: 12 weeks of varenicline Intervention: 5 x face‐to‐face culturally tailored counselling sessions, duration not reported Control: 5 x face‐to‐face standard counselling sessions, duration not reported |
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Outcomes | Abstinence: 7‐day point prevalence abstinence at weeks 1, 3, and 7, and at 3 and 6 months Validation: CO < 10 ppm |
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Source of Funding/CoI | Wisconsin Partnership Program, the Spirit of Eagles Community Network Program, the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, and the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention. No declarations of interest | |
Notes | New for 2019 update | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No detail given |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | No detail given |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Biochemically validated |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Attrition rate high and differed between study arms: intervention: 47.2%; control: 66.0% |