Nicotine EC vs NRT: Smoking cessation
Nicotine EC leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (high certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Nicotine EC vs NRT Smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year · People who smoke Nicotine EC leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (high certainty). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.59 [1.29, 1.93] | 7 studies · 2544 participants | High |
Nicotine EC vs NRT Smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year · People who smoke Nicotine EC leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (high certainty). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010216.PUB7, superseded | RR 1.63 [1.3, 2.04] | 6 studies · 2378 participants | High |
Nicotine EC vs NRT Smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year · People who smoke Nicotine EC probably leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (moderate certainty). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010216.PUB5, superseded | RR 1.69 [1.25, 2.27] | 3 studies · 1498 participants | Moderate |
Nicotine EC vs NRT Smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year · People who smoke Nicotine EC probably leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (moderate certainty). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010216.PUB6, superseded | RR 1.53 [1.21, 1.93] | 4 studies · 1924 participants | Moderate |
Nicotine EC vs NRT Smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year · People who smoke Nicotine EC probably leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (moderate certainty). Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD010216.PUB4, superseded | RR 1.69 [1.25, 2.27] | 3 studies · 1498 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.