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. 2021 Sep 6;2021(9):CD011556. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011556.pub2

Gilbert 2013.

Study characteristics
Methods Design: Randomized controlled trial
Setting: General practices from the MRC General Practice Research Framework, UK
Recruitment: People who smoked, identified using the computer system in participating practice
Participants 6697 adults who smoked, 56% F, av.age 44.6, 17.8 cpd
Interventions Intervention: participants received non‐tailored information plus a computer‐tailored advice report based on the information obtained in the baseline assessment questionnaire, accompanied by a letter from the GP endorsing the information contained in the report. Participants were sent a follow‐up assessment 1 month after baseline, and received a tailored progress report generated from these additional data
Control: participants received standard, non‐tailored information (the NHS ‘Stop Smoking Start Living’ booklet)
Outcomes 3m prolonged abstinence at 6m
Validation: None
Quit attempts
Funding Source The trial was supported by funding from Cancer Research UK
Author's declarations of interest Authors declared that they had no conflict of interest
Notes Strategy: Tailored print materials
Level: Patient
Comparison type: Single component vs. standard care
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Sequence Generation Low risk Computer‐generated.
Allocation concealment Low risk QUOTE: "These blocked randomisation codes were generated externally and given to an independent administrator in sealed envelopes upon receipt of completed questionnaires"
Blinding of outcome assessors
All outcomes Low risk Smoking abstinence was self‐reported, but person‐to‐person contact was similar between groups
Incomplete outcome data
All outcomes Low risk The follow‐up response rate, based on the analyzed sample (n = 6697), was 78.8% (2644) and 75.7% (2530) in the control and intervention groups respectively