E-Cigarettes to Assist with Smoking Cessation
Mené au Royaume-Uni sur 886 fumeurs, cet essai randomisé compare l'efficacité, du point de vue de l'abstinence tabagique à 1 an, de la cigarette électronique et d'un traitement de substitution nicotinique laissé au choix des participants, en complément de conseils ou de soutien comportementaux
he prevalence of tobacco smoking in the United States has declined to 14.0% but still exceeds 25% among high-risk subgroups.1,2 Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for smoking cessation, but Americans trying to quit smoking use these products more frequently than FDA-approved cessation aids.3 Comparative-effectiveness trials are needed to learn whether smokers have a better chance of quitting with e-cigarettes. Previous trials have had methodologic shortcomings, used first-generation e-cigarettes, or did not assess long-term outcomes. Hajek et al.4 now report in the Journal the results of a multicenter, pragmatic, randomized trial of e-cigarettes (...)