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Table 1 Timetable of interventions in the randomized controlled trial and additional non-randomized arm of the ESCAPE study

From: Evidence-based new service package vs. routine service package for smoking cessation to prevent high risk patients from cardiovascular diseases (CVD): study protocol for randomized controlled trial

  

Intervention

Visit number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Month

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

New package service

             

Assertive communication

x

x

x

x

         

Nicotine replacement chewing gum to those indicating need

±

±

±

±

±

±

±

      

Family member assistance

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Smokerlyzer as motivational tool

 

x

x

x

         

Existing service

             

Health care worker counseling patient at enrollment

x

            

Routine 5 A service including assessment of nicotine dependence questionnaires

x

            

Advice and encouragement on NCD clinic follow-up visits

x

     

x

     

x

Refusing to give up smoking

             

Recruitment

x

            
  1. ± shows the intervention to those who have indicated a need for nicotine replacement therapy.