Combining Counselling And E-Cig Use is Most Effective in Helping Smokers Quit
https://www.vapingpost.com/2021/02/...use-is-most-effective-in-helping-smokers-quit
10 Feb. 2021
"The research consisted of a randomised controlled trial involving 376 participants ...
Around a third of the study participants (128), were given nicotine-containing e-cigarettes alongside regular counselling sessions, while 127 volunteers were given e-cigarettes without nicotine and counselling. The rest of the participants, 121, were just offered counselling.
The trial found that at 12 weeks, 21.9% of participants given nicotine-containing e-cigarettes had quit smoking, while only 17.3% of participants given non-nicotine e-cigarettes were successful, and only 9.1% of those recieving [sic] just counselling. The researchers concluded that those using nicotine-containing e-cigarettes were 2.4 times more likely to quit than those who did not...
The researchers added that sadly these findings will not be considered to hold much weight since their trial was stopped early, due to being unable to recruit the required number of participants..."
https://www.vapingpost.com/2021/02/...use-is-most-effective-in-helping-smokers-quit
10 Feb. 2021
"The research consisted of a randomised controlled trial involving 376 participants ...
Around a third of the study participants (128), were given nicotine-containing e-cigarettes alongside regular counselling sessions, while 127 volunteers were given e-cigarettes without nicotine and counselling. The rest of the participants, 121, were just offered counselling.
The trial found that at 12 weeks, 21.9% of participants given nicotine-containing e-cigarettes had quit smoking, while only 17.3% of participants given non-nicotine e-cigarettes were successful, and only 9.1% of those recieving [sic] just counselling. The researchers concluded that those using nicotine-containing e-cigarettes were 2.4 times more likely to quit than those who did not...
The researchers added that sadly these findings will not be considered to hold much weight since their trial was stopped early, due to being unable to recruit the required number of participants..."
