Irizar Aramburu 2013.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | Design: Randomized controlled trial Setting: Primary care practices in Gipuzkoa, Spain Recruitment: Randomly selected from electronic medical record |
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| Participants | 335 adults who smoked, 52% F, av.age 53.6, av. cpd not reported | |
| Interventions | Intervention: participants received a spirometry test delivered by a nurse and the same brief anti‐smoking intervention as the control group Participant also received a short explanation of the spirometry results Control: participants received brief anti‐smoking intervention |
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| Outcomes | 7‐day PPA at 12m Validation: Expired CO < 10 ppm |
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| Funding Source | International Centre of Research Excellence in Chronicity, Kronikgune and the Department of Health of the Basque Government | |
| Author's declarations of interest | Authors declared that they had no conflict of interest | |
| Notes | Strategy: Spirometry Level: Patient Comparison type: Single component Some information obtained from study author |
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| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Sequence Generation | Low risk | The randomization sequence was generated by computer and kept in the research unit |
| Allocation concealment | Unclear risk | No details reported |
| Blinding of outcome assessors All outcomes | Low risk | Smoking status was validated by carbon monoxide |
| Incomplete outcome data All outcomes | Unclear risk | No details reported |