A randomized double blind placebo-control trial on safety and efficacy of Viva QS for smoking cessation in Malaysian adult population

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Introduction: Nicotine dependence is a life threatening disorder and efforts have been focused to identify new mechanisms to assist smokers to quit. The need to find new interventions is vital. The use of herbals as alternative to current treatments is limited and most studies were without randomized control trial (RCT). To our knowledge, this is the first study in Malaysia using RCT to study herbal medication for smoking cessation. Viva® was introduced in Malaysia to help drug addicts managed withdrawal symptoms. Distaste for cigarettes were noticed in patients undergoing treatment - which led to development of Viva QS® for smoking cessation. Objectives: The objectives of the study were to determine the effectiveness and safety of Viva QS® for quit smoking using randomized double blind placebo-control trial. Method: We conducted mobile smoking cessation programmes (MSCP) to recruit subjects. We reached smokers at workplaces and recruited those attended smoking cessation talks, fulfill

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