Cochrane · systematic review · CD005549
Interventions for waterpipe smoking cessation
Asfar, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Ward, KD, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsInterventions for waterpipe smoking cessation
Population: people who use waterpipe
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Face‐to‐face behavioral intervention vs minimal or no support (Measured 3 to 6 months with CO‐validated prolonged and continuous abstinence, and self‐reported abstinence) | RR 2.64 [1.66, 4.2] | 851 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Varenicline plus behavioral intervention vs placebo plus behavioral intervention ‐ (repeated point prevalence abstinence (not even a puff/chew/session in the last 7 days) at each of weeks 5, 12, and 25 (combined), verified by CO cutoff < 10 ppm) | RR 1.24 [0.69, 2.24] | 2 studies · 662 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Bupropion therapy plus behavioral intervention vs behavioral intervention alone (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention | RR 0.77 [0.42, 1.41] | 121 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Bupropion therapy plus behavioral support versus self‐help (continuous waterpipe smoking abstinence, defined as an expired CO of 9 ppm or less at the 6‐month postintervention | RR 1.94 [0.94, 4] | 86 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
E‐health interventions | OR 1.48 | 2 studies · 389 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |