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. 2017 Sep 4;2017(9):CD007078. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007078.pub5

Kramer 2009.

Trial name or title Effectiveness of a web‐based self‐help smoking cessation intervention: protocol of a randomised controlled trial
Methods Study design: randomised controlled trial
Recruitment: Participants were recruited over a 1‐year period using advertisements in daily and weekly national or regional newspapers or on the Internet. Enrolment took place by a website
Participants Inclusion criteria: Adults aged18 and older who were currently smoking cigarettes or rolling tobacco, were willing to quit smoking within 3 months and have Internet access
Exclusion criteria: smokers who were already preparing to stop smoking with the support of a coach, a course of pharmacotherapy, or if they were already enrolled in another smoking cessation study
Interventions Intervention: web‐based interactive self‐help intervention (Stop SIte)
Control: access to the Dutch online self‐help guide developed by STIVORO
Outcomes Primary outcome measure: prolonged abstinence in the past 3 months
Secondary outcomes: PPA, number of cigarettes smoked, and incidence of quit attempts at follow‐up assessments
Methods of assessing outcome:  self‐reported smoking abstinence
Methods of follow‐up for non‐respondents: ITT analysis
Timing of outcome assessment: 3 and 12 months after 1‐month grace period from starting the intervention after baseline
Starting date Trial status completed, only linked publication is published protocol noted in references
Contact information jkramer@trimbos.nl
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