https://farsalinos.github.io/en/tags/clinical-trials/Recent content in Clinical Trials on FarsalinosHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 K. Farsalinos, MD, MPH, PhD | Science & Public HealthSat, 12 Sep 2026 11:32:43 +0300https://farsalinos.github.io/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://farsalinos.github.io/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/<p>Ten out of 100 smokers quit with nicotine e-cigarettes. Only six in 100 succeed with patches or gum. That is the headline finding of the <a href="https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD010216.pub11/full" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">latest Cochrane review</a> — the most rigorous form of evidence synthesis in medicine — updated in August 2026 with data current to January 2026.</p> <figure> <img class="my-0 rounded-md w-[400px]" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="auto" alt="" width="800" height="450" src="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/slide1.en_hu_8417a7caccf9b0ea.jpg" srcset="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/slide1.en_hu_8417a7caccf9b0ea.jpg 800w,/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/slide1.en_hu_da01a9bcdd52caf8.jpg 1280w" sizes="(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 65vw" data-zoom-src="https://farsalinos.github.io/en/science-deep-dives/ecig-cess2026-en/slide1.en.jpg" /> </figure> <h2 class="relative group">What the review examined <div id="what-the-review-examined" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#what-the-review-examined" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>The Cochrane Collaboration maintains this as a &rsquo;living&rsquo; systematic review: researchers screen new trials monthly and update whenever relevant evidence appears. This update pooled 80 randomised controlled trials involving 29,861 adults who smoke — nine trials added since the previous version. The conclusions did not change. Randomised trials are the gold standard for answering whether a treatment works, and GRADE certainty ratings tell us how much to trust each result.</p>