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

Jamrozik 1984.

Study characteristics
Methods Design: Randomized controlled trial with 3 active trial arms
Recruitment: Conducted in clinic waiting room
Setting: 6 primary care practices, UK
Participants 2110 people who smoked, over the age of 16, being seen for a medical appointment, av. age not reported, av. cpd not reported
Interventions Intervention 1: participants received verbal advice from their doctor and a self‐help booklet
Intervention 2: participants received verbal advice from their doctor, a self‐help booklet and demonstration of carbon monoxide levels
Intervention 3: participants received verbal advice from their doctor, a self‐help booklet and a card with information on how to contact a health visitor for further help with quitting smoking
Control: no intervention
Outcomes 7‐day PPA at 12m
Validation: Urinary cotinine < 100 ng/ml in a subsample of participants (Results reported are for self‐report)
Quit attempts ‐ but unable to calculate data needed for analysis from paper
Funding Source Health Education Council
Author's declarations of interest Not reported
Notes Strategy: CO monitoring
Level: Patient
Comparison type: Single component vs. standard care
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Sequence Generation High risk According to day of attendance
Allocation concealment High risk Based on day of attendance, could have been foreseen
Blinding of outcome assessors
All outcomes Low risk Smoking status was only validated in a subsample of participants by urinary cotinine; but contact was matched between trial arms, thereby minimizing risk of bias
Incomplete outcome data
All outcomes Unclear risk 72% returned 1‐year follow‐up questionnaire. No further details reported