Hypnotherapy vs behavioural treatments or no treatment: Smoking cessation
Hypnotherapy showed no clear difference in hypnotherapy versus attention‐matched behavioural treatments Smoking… compared with behavioural treatments or no treatment (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Hypnotherapy vs behavioural treatments or no treatment Hypnotherapy versus attention‐matched behavioural treatments Smoking cessation at 6+ months · people who smoke Hypnotherapy showed no clear difference in hypnotherapy versus attention‐matched behavioural treatments Smoking… compared with behavioural treatments or no treatment (low certainty). Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.21 [0.91, 1.61] | 6 studies · 957 participants | Low |
Hypnotherapy vs behavioural treatments or no treatment Hypnotherapy versus brief attention/advice/smoking cessation education (not matched for contact time) Smoking cessation at 6+ months · people who smoke It is very uncertain whether hypnotherapy changes hypnotherapy versus brief attention/advice/smoking cessation… compared with behavioural treatments or no treatment (very low certainty). Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.98 [0.57, 1.69] | 2 studies · 269 participants | Very low |
Hypnotherapy vs behavioural treatments or no treatment Hypnotherapy versus intensive behavioural interventions (not matched for contact time) Smoking cessation at 6+ months · people who smoke It is very uncertain whether hypnotherapy changes hypnotherapy versus intensive behavioural interventions (not matched… compared with behavioural treatments or no treatment (very low certainty). Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.93 [0.47, 1.82] | 2 studies · 211 participants | Very low |
Hypnotherapy vs behavioural treatments or no treatment Hypnotherapy versus no treatment Smoking cessation at 6+ months · people who smoke It is very uncertain whether hypnotherapy changes hypnotherapy versus no treatment Smoking cessation at 6+ months compared with behavioural treatments or no treatment (very low certainty). Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 19 [1.18, 305.88] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypnotherapy for smoking cessation 2019 · 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.