Status:
UNKNOWN
Smoking Cessation Intervention in Acute Orthopedic Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Collaborating Sponsors:
Region Stockholm
Conditions:
Smoking Cessation
Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an intervention with smoking cessation starting during the acute hospitalization period and continuing during the acute postoperative phase of 6 weeks woul...
Detailed Description
Tobacco smoking is a major health problem. The effect of a smoking cessation intervention prior to elective orthopedic surgery has been evaluated previously. However, as far as we know there are no pr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- daily smoker: more than 2 cigarettes per day for at least one year
- acute fracture of an extremity, in need of surgical treatment
- oral and written consent
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- alcohol or drug abuse prohibiting compliance with the study protocol
- living outside the county of Stockholm prohibiting follow-up
- a severe mental illness including dementia
- inability to read and understand Swedish
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
105 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00704015
Start Date
February 1 2004
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
June 24 2008
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