Carpenter MJ, Hughes JR, Solomon LJ, et al. Both smoking reduction with nicotine replacement therapy and motivational advice increase future cessation among smokers unmotivated to quit. J Consult Clin Psychol 2004;72:371–81. [OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Q In smokers unmotivated to quit, how effective is a telephone-based smoking reduction intervention using either nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and brief advice or motivational advice plus brief advice? Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ ### ![Graphic][5] Design: randomised controlled trial. ### ![Graphic][6] Allocation: {unconcealed*}†. ### ![Graphic][7] Blinding: {unblinded*}†. ### ![Graphic][8] Follow up period: 6 months. ### ![Graphic][9] Setting: USA. ### ![Graphic][10] Participants: 616 adults ⩾18 years of age (mean age 39 y, 70% women, 89% white) who smoked ⩾10 cigarettes/day and were not interested in quitting. ### ![Graphic][11] Intervention: telephone-based reduction counselling plus NRT (nicotine gum, 4 mg; or nicotine patch, 7 mg, 14 mg, or 21 mg) plus brief advice to quit smoking after 6 weeks (n = 212, reduction aided by NRT [r-NRT] group); telephone-based motivational advice plus brief advice to quit plus NRT … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2Bconsulting%2Band%2Bclinical%2Bpsychology%26rft.stitle%253DJ%2BConsult%2BClin%2BPsychol%26rft.aulast%253DCarpenter%26rft.auinit1%253DM.%2BJ.%26rft.volume%253D72%26rft.issue%253D3%26rft.spage%253D371%26rft.epage%253D381%26rft.atitle%253DBoth%2Bsmoking%2Breduction%2Bwith%2Bnicotine%2Breplacement%2Btherapy%2Band%2Bmotivational%2Badvice%2Bincrease%2Bfuture%2Bcessation%2Bamong%2Bsmokers%2Bunmotivated%2Bto%2Bquit.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1037%252F0022-006X.72.3.371%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F15279521%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1037/0022-006X.72.3.371&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=15279521&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febmed%2F10%2F1%2F18.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000221624800001&link_type=ISI [5]: /embed/inline-graphic-1.gif [6]: /embed/inline-graphic-2.gif [7]: /embed/inline-graphic-3.gif [8]: /embed/inline-graphic-4.gif [9]: /embed/inline-graphic-5.gif [10]: /embed/inline-graphic-6.gif [11]: /embed/inline-graphic-7.gif