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18 questions · 20 findings · 7 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 30%Low 5 · 25%Moderate 5 · 25%High 4 · 20%

Nicotine EC vs NRT

Smoking cessation · people who smoke

Nicotine EC leads to higher smoking cessation at 6 months to 1 year compared with NRT (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Nicotine replacement therapy vs control

Biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in pregnancy (20 weeks' gestation or more) · Pregnant women who smoke

Nicotine replacement therapy may leads to higher biochemically validated smoking cessation at the latest point in… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Longer vs shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy

Smoking cessation ‐ 16 weeks versus 8 weeks · people who smoke

It is very uncertain whether longer changes smoking cessation ‐ 16 weeks versus 8 weeks compared with shorter duration of combination nicotine replacement therapy (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Higher‐dose vs lower‐dose nicotine patch

Smoking cessation · people who smoke

Higher‐dose showed no clear difference in smoking cessation ‐ 42/44 mg versus 21/22 mg (24‐hour patches) compared with lower‐dose nicotine patch (moderate certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Smoking cessation at 6+ months · people who smoke cigarettes

The intervention leads to higher smoking cessation at 6+ months (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review