Smoking Cessation and Postoperative Complications

NCT00533000 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 584

Last updated 2008-06-11

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Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of preoperative smoking cessation on postoperative complications among patients undergoing surgery. Secondary aims are to evaluate effect on wound complications, short and long term effects including abstinence rate, pain, quality of life and effects on the immune system.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Complications
  • Randomized
  • Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Smoking cessation

Weekly smoking cessation by professional counseling and nicotine substitute on request

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Johanna Adami, MD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
79 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

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