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Effect of a Perioperative Smoking Cessation Program on Smoking Cessation/Reduction and Perioperative Complications

NCT01260233 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 168

Last updated 2013-08-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a perioperative smoking cessation program, implemented at least 3 weeks prior to elective surgery, is effective in increasing rates of smoking cessation or reduction. Intraoperative and immediate postoperative complications will also be compared.

Conditions

  • Smoking
  • Tobacco Use

Interventions

OTHER

Smoking cessation program

Smoking cessation program includes: * brief smoking cessation counselling by preadmission nurse (less than 5 minutes) * smoking cessation brochures * referral to the Smokers' Helpline telephone advice line, run by the Canadian Cancer Society * free transdermal nicotine replacement therapy for 6 weeks Smokers of 10 cigarettes per day or more receive 4 weeks of nicoderm 21mg/day, 1 week of 14mg/day and 1 week of 7mg/day Smokers of less than 10 cigarettes per day receive 4 weeks of nicoderm 14mg/day and 2 weeks of 7mg/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Western Ontario, Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philip Jones, MD, FRCPC · Western University, Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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