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Longer vs shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy: SAEs

It is very uncertain whether longer changes overall SAEs ‐ 26 weeks versus 8 weeks compared with shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy (very low certainty).

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Longer vs shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy
Overall SAEs ‐ 26 weeks versus 8 weeks · people who smoke
It is very uncertain whether longer changes overall SAEs ‐ 26 weeks versus 8 weeks compared with shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy (very low certainty).
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.63 [0.6, 4.42]1 study · 544 participantsVery low
Longer vs shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy
Overall SAEs ‐ 16 weeks versus 8 weeks · people who smoke
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 637 participantsVery low
Longer vs shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy
Overall SAEs ‐ 6 weeks versus 2 weeks · people who smoke
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 987 participantsVery low
Longer vs shorter duration of combination NRT
Overall SAEs ‐ 26 weeks versus 8 weeks · People who smoke
It is very uncertain whether longer changes overall SAEs ‐ 26 weeks versus 8 weeks compared with shorter duration of combination NRT (very low certainty).
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD013308, superseded
RR 1.63 [0.6, 4.42]1 study · 544 participantsVery low
Longer vs shorter duration of combination NRT
Overall SAEs ‐ 16 weeks versus 8 weeks · People who smoke
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD013308, superseded
no estimate extracted1 study · 637 participantsVery low
Longer vs shorter duration of combination NRT
Overall SAEs ‐ 6 weeks versus 2 weeks · People who smoke
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD013308, superseded
no estimate extracted1 study · 987 participantsVery low

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Different doses, durations and modes of delivery of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation
2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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