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Smoking cessation with behaviour therapy of acupuncture -- a controlled study
Cottraux JA, Harf R, Boissel JP, Schbath J, Bouvard M, Gillet J
Behaviour Research and Therapy 1983;21(4):417-424
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; 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*

Five hundred and fifty eight cigarette smokers (mean 31 cigarettes/day) were randomised in four groups; acupuncture, behaviour therapy, placebo medication and waiting-list control. The life-table analysis of smoking cessation showed, at a 12-month follow-up, no difference between acupuncture, behaviour therapy and placebo. Differences appeared only in analysis of the abstinent subjects than placebo at the end of the 2-week therapeutic phase. However, at 9 and 12 months Acupuncture had a statistically-significant greater number of abstinent subjects than behaviour therapy, but there was no difference between acupuncture and placebo. The percentage decrease in smoking from baseline appeared significantly greater at 12 months in the first three groups than in the control conditions. However, as in most smoking-cessation studies, the overall effect was small and non-specific. The results reflect the importance of maintenance programmes and of the prevention of addiction.
With permission from Excerpta Medica Inc.

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