Short Messaging Service Program to Help Quit Smoking During Perioperative Period.

Summary

Smoking can increase the risk of complications around the time of surgery. Researchers are trying to see if a text messaging program can help smokers stay off cigarettes around the time of surgery.

Conditions

• Tobacco Use Cessation
• Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
• Tobacco Smoking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brief behavioral intervention

"Quit for a bit"- \*advice to quit from the am. of surgery until one week post-surgery, a special emphasis on morning abstinence\* risks of smoking to perioperative outcomes, includes wound infections, breathing problems, and heart problems\*reduction of these risks if able to quit for a bit\*the fact that most smokers don't experience cravings or increased stress around the time of surgery. Subjects will receive written summarizing instructions and a brief abstinence brochure. "Quit for good"- 3 out of the 5A's smoking cessation intervention, including Asking, Advising and Assistance will be provided. The advice endorses immediate, sustained quitting (quit for good), accent on the health and economic benefits of long-term abstinence. Assistance includes a method of setting the date of surgery as the quit date, enlisting social support, anticipation of withdrawal symptoms, and the need for complete abstinence. Subjects will receive written summarizing instructions and a 5As brochure.

OTHER

SMS Program

"Quit for a bit"- Subjects will get SMS messages focused on maintaining abstinence from the morning of surgery until one week after surgery. SMS content focus on the benefits of abstinence to surgical recovery rather than sustained benefits to overall health. Around day 7 postoperatively, messages will encourage subjects to consider extending their abstinence beyond 7 days."Quit for good"- Subjects will get SMS messages focused on general advice for maintaining abstinence, focusing on the long-term health benefits rather immediate benefits to recovery from surgery. SMS content focus on the the surgical date as the quit date, general advice and support for quitting based on the standard Truth Initiative (UbiQUITxt) message library and there will be no references to effects of short-term abstinence on surgical outcomes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayo Clinic

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• David O Warner, MD · Mayo Clinic

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-03-18

Primary Completion

2021-06-11

Completion

2021-06-11

Countries

• United States

Study Locations