A comparison of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Nicotine Replacement Therapy combined with the Minimal Intervention Strategy for smoking cessation in cardiovascular outpatients.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cardiovascular disease; Circulatory System; Coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease

• Registration Number: ISRCTN22579361
• Lead Sponsor: The Netherlands Heart Foundation (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

2003 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14532872 Literature review 2005 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15850883 Cognitive changes related to smoking behaviour 2005 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15917067 Effect of patient preferences 2006 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17143125/ (added 08/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2004-05-01
• Study Start: 2005-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 21 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 385

Inclusion Criteria

Consecutive patients who attend the cardiological or vascular surgical outpatients clinic, have a diagnosis of atherosclerotic cardiac or arterial disease and who smoked until the cardiac event more than 5 cigarettes per day, will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute myocardial infarction in the month prior to randomisation
2. Unstable angina
3. Serious arrhythmia
4. Recent stroke
5. Skin allergy complicating the use of nicotine patches

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified