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| Acupuncture and group therapy in stopping smoking |
| Gillams J, Lewith GT, Machin D |
| The Practitioner 1984 Mar;228(1389):341-344 |
| clinical trial |
| 5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed* |
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Eighty-one volunteers were entered into a study to compare acupuncture and group therapy as methods of smoking withdrawal. Group A received acupuncture at a point effective for smoking withdrawal, group B at an ineffective point, and group C received group therapy. Six months after the completion of treatment 18% of patients in group A, 15% of patients in group B and 11% of patients in group C had given up smoking completely.
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