Study | Subjects n | Prolonged abstinence rate |
Lung Health Study [36] | 5887 | 12 months: 34% versus 9% (NRT) |
Hilberink [37] | 392 | 6 months: 16% versus 9% (NRT) |
TØnnesen [20] | 370 | 12 months: 14% versus 5% (NRT) |
Tashkin [21] | 404 | 6 months: 16% versus 9% (BUP) |
Wagena [38] | 255 | 6 months: 30% versus 19% (BUP) |
Pederson [39] | 64 | 6 months 27% versus 16% |
Crowley [40] | 49 | 6 months: 14% versus 14% |
Brandt [41] | 56 | 12 months: 32% versus 16% |
Tashkin [22] | 499 | 12 months: 19% versus 6% (VAR) |
Data are presented as abstinence rates for intervention versus control groups. NRT: nicotine replacement therapy; BUP: bupropion SR; VAR: varenicline. Reproduced from [35] with permission from the publisher.