A review published on Cochrane Library looked into the effectiveness and safety of HTPs for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence.
Titled, “Heated tobacco products for smoking cessation and reducing smoking prevalence,” the review included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which smokers switched exclusively to HTP use or a control condition.
Eligible outcomes to be included in the review were smoking cessation, adverse events, and selected biomarkers.
A total of 13 completed studies, of which 11 were RCTs assessing safety (2666 participants) and two were time‐series studies, however given that all the RCTs included were funded by tobacco companies, possible bias was taken into account.
The researchers concluded that the effectiveness of heated tobacco use for smoking cessation remains uncertain. However there was moderate‐certainty evidence that heated tobacco users have lower exposure to toxicants/carcinogens than cigarette smokers and very low‐ to moderate‐certainty evidence of higher exposure than those attempting abstinence from all tobacco. The research team added that independent studies on the effectiveness and safety of the products are required.
Diane Caruana – VapingPost – 2022-08-16.
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