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. 2014 Jan 8;2014(1):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub4

Weinberger 2010.

Methods SELEGILINE
Randomized controlled trial
 Setting: clinics, USA
 Recruitment: community volunteers
Participants 101 smokers (excludes 2 taking no medication), 50% F, av. age 47, av. CPD 22, 28% had history of MDD
Interventions 1. Selegiline 10 mg/day for 9 weeks (5 mg/day in w1 & w9)
 2. Placebo
 Both arms; brief weekly counselling
Outcomes Abstinence at 6m (7‐day PP)
 Validation: CO & cotinine
Notes Previously included as Weinberger 2009 based on unpublished data. Minor change to data based on published report in 2013 update.
Funding: National Institute of Drug Abuse, Veteran's Administration, Women's Health Research at Yale, NIH, University of Toronto.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomization method not described.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not described
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk "Both participants and research staff were blinded to study medication assignment," assessments of staff and participants suggest blinding was adequate
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk 27.5% selegiline, 42% placebo lost at 6 months. Including all participants is less conservative.