PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kundu, Anasua
AU  - Kouzoukas, Erika
AU  - Zawertailo, Laurie
AU  - Fougere, Chantal
AU  - Dragonetti, Rosa
AU  - Selby, Peter
AU  - Schwartz, Robert
TI  - Scoping review of guidance on cessation interventions for electronic cigarettes and dual electronic and combustible cigarettes use
AID  - 10.9778/cmajo.20210325
DP  - 2023 Mar 01
TA  - CMAJ Open
PG  - E336--E344
VI  - 11
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.cmajopen.ca/content/11/2/E336.short
4100  - http://www.cmajopen.ca/content/11/2/E336.full
SO  - CMAJ2023 Mar 01; 11
AB  - Background: Although evidence-based smoking cessation guidelines are available, the applicability of these guidelines for the cessation of electronic cigarette and dual e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use is not yet established. In this review, we aimed to identify current evidence or recommendations for cessation interventions for e-cigarette users and dual users tailored to adolescents, youth and adults, and to provide direction for future research.Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and grey literature for publications that provided evidence or recommendations on vaping cessation for e-cigarette users and complete cessation of cigarette and e-cigarette use for dual users. We excluded publications focused on smoking cessation, harm reduction by e-cigarettes, cannabis vaping, and management of lung injury associated with e-cigarette or vaping use. Data were extracted on general characteristics and recommendations made in the publications, and different critical appraisal tools were used for quality assessment.Results: A total of 13 publications on vaping cessation interventions were included. Most articles were youth-focused, and behavioural counselling and nicotine replacement therapy were the most recommended interventions. Whereas 10 publications were appraised as “high quality” evidence, 5 articles adapted evidence from evaluation of smoking cessation. No study was found on complete cessation of cigarettes and e-cigarettes for dual users.Interpretation: There is little evidence in support of effective vaping cessation interventions and no evidence for dual use cessation interventions. For an evidence-based cessation guideline, clinical trials should be rigorously designed to evaluate the effectiveness of behavioural interventions and medications for e-cigarette and dual use cessation among different subpopulations.