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ชื่อเรื่อง: Efficacy of fresh lime for smoking cessation
ผู้แต่ง: Rungruanghiranya S.
Ekpanyaskul C.
Sakulisariyaporn C.
Watcharanat P.
Akkalakulawas K.
Keywords: carbon monoxide
nicotine gum
adult
article
controlled study
drug efficacy
drug safety
female
follow up
human
lime (fruit)
major clinical study
male
prevalence
prospective study
randomized controlled trial
smoking cessation
treatment outcome
visual analog scale
withdrawal syndrome
Adult
Chewing Gum
Chi-Square Distribution
Citrus aurantiifolia
Comorbidity
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Smoking Cessation
Statistics, Nonparametric
Tobacco Use Cessation Products
Treatment Outcome
วันที่เผยแพร่: 2012
บทคัดย่อ: Objective: To determine the efficacy of fresh lime as a smoking cessation aid compared with nicotine gum. Material and Method: A randomized, controlled trial was conducted between March 2009 and September 2009. Only regular smokers aged 18 or older who were willing to quit were randomized to receive either fresh lime (n = 47) or nicotine gum (n = 53). Smokers were excluded if they were using other smoking cessation aids, allergic to citrus, or had dental problems. Exhaled carbon monoxide (CO)-confirmed continuous abstinence rate (CAR) during week 9-12 was measured as the primary outcomes. To grade the severity of craving, a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS) was used. Results: There was no significant difference in CO-confirmed CAR between the fresh lime group and the nicotine gum group during weeks 9-12 (61.7% vs. 66.0%; p = 0.65), although 7-day point prevalence abstinence at week 4 of the fresh lime users was statistically significant lower than those using nicotine gum (38.3% vs. 58.5%; p = 0.04). Cravings did not differ significantly between the groups, although fresh lime users tend to report more cravings intensity. Conclusion: Fresh lime can be used effectively as a smoking cessation aid, although not as good as nicotine gum in reducing cravings.
URI: https://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/14205
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ISSN: 1252208
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