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Electronic Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation: Cochrane Living Systematic Review

  • Team: Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Ailsa Butler, Rachna Begh, Thomas Fanshawe
  • Ongoing projects

With support from Cancer Research UK, we are searching monthly for new evidence for our Cochrane review of electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (a “living systematic review” approach). Cochrane systematic reviews are recognised as the highest standard in evidence-based healthcare, bringing together primary research data to facilitate evidence based choices about health interventions.

Impact

Since its first publication in 2014, this review has contributed to national and international guidelines. There is a huge amount of misinformation circulating about electronic cigarettes, and we are actively involved in sharing the evidence with diverse audiences. This webpage provides the latest information from and on our review, which evaluates the safety and effect of using e-cigarettes to help people quit smoking. For our key findings see the latest version of the living review or our briefing documents, links above.

The latest review is currently cited in 9 guidelines.

View the latest review.

 

For more information, including previous reviews, briefing documents, relevant news and impact, click here.