se of text messaging support to aid smoking cessation in patients presenting for surgery (TextPOP)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Tobacco smoking; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001255976
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 30 November 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 276

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria will be patients booked for surgical procedures in a large metropolitan hospital who have a self-reported history of smoking. Inclusion criteria include access to an active mobile phone and ability to understand written English.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to understand English, no access to a mobile phone, surgery booked for less than 90 days time

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umber of participants who have successfully ceased smoking pre-operatively. Assessed using questionnaires specifically designed for this study.[12 weeks after intervention commenced]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
If smoking not ceased - change in willingness to quit. Assessed via post-intervention questionnaire - specifically 'are you more ready to quit now than you were 12 weeks ago?' with set responses; no, unsure, yes. [12 weeks after intervention commenced];Number of participants who have successfully ceased smoking pre-operatively. Assessed using questionnaires specifically designed for this study.[12 months after intervention commenced.]