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ArticleJTO clinical and research reports2021

Two-Year Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Study of Integrated Smoking Cessation in a Lung Cancer Screening Program.

Alain Tremblay, Niloofar Taghizadeh, Paul MacEachern, Paul Burrowes, Andrew J Graham, Stephen C Lam, Huiming Yang, Rommy Koetzler, Martin C Tammemägi, Kathryn Taylor and 1 more

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Article in JTO clinical and research reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Alain TremblayDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Niloofar TaghizadehDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Paul MacEachernDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Paul BurrowesDepartment of Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Medical Center, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Andrew J GrahamDepartment of Surgery, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Stephen C LamDepartment of Integrative Oncology. The British Columbia Cancer Research Center, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada.
Huiming YangPopulation, Public, and Indigenous Health, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Rommy KoetzlerDepartment of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Martin C TammemägiDepartment of Medical Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Kathryn TaylorDepartment of Oncology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
Eric L R BédardDepartment of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Health Services · CABrock University · CAGeorgetown University Medical Center · USUniversity of Alberta · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSmoking cessation activities incorporated into lung cancer screening programs have been broadly recommended, but studies to date have not exhibited increased quit rates associated with cessation programs in this setting. We aimed to determine the long-term effectiveness of smoking cessation counseling in smokers presenting for lung cancer screening.

methodsThis was a randomized control trial of an intensive, telephone-based smoking cessation counseling intervention incorporating lung cancer screening results versus usual care (information pamphlet). This analysis reports on the long-term impact (24-mo) of the intervention on abstinence from smoking.

resultsA total of 337 active smokers who participated in the screening study were randomized to active smoking cessation counseling (n = 171) or control arm (n = 174) and completed a 24-month assessment. The 30-day smoking abstinence rates at 24 months postrandomization was 18.3% and 21.4% in the control and intervention arms, respectively-a 3.1% difference (95% confidence interval: -5.4 to 11.6,

conclusionsA telephone-based smoking cessation counseling intervention incorporating lung cancer screening results did not result in increased long-term cessation rates versus written information alone in unselected smokers undergoing lung cancer screening. Overall, quit rates were high and continued to improve throughout participation in the screening program. (ClinicalTrials.govNCT02431962).

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CounselingLung neoplasmsMass ScreeningRandomized controlled trialSmoking cessation

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PMID34589978
PMCPMC8474430
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