Yang 2016.
| Methods | 3‐arm RCT |
| Participants |
Participants: patients with COPD who are nicotine dependent (N = 146).
Age range: not reported Recruitment: COPD patients undergoing quitting smoking intervention were randomly selected between October 2014 and September 2015 by prospective design. Country: China |
| Interventions |
Intervention: drug (varenicline tartrate) with WeChat group Controls: drug group (varenicline tartrate) and non‐drug group |
| Outcomes | Health behaviours: 7‐day point withdrawal rates and sustained withdrawal rates |
| Notes | Not in English, very little detail provided on intervention and control group components as well as study methods, no start date reported |
BMI: body mass index; MET: metabolic equivalent; RCT: randomised controlled trial; SD: standard deviation.