Can free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) increase smoking cessation before scheduled surgery?

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: tobacco use; elective surgery; Public Health - Health service research; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000073404
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ashley Webb

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Adults, smoke 10 or more per day, have a phone, on public hospital elective surgery wait-list. Available for data-collection on day of surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to understand study requirements
2. Age<18
3. Weight <45 kg (from preop HQ)
4.Pregnancy or breastfeeding
5. Contraindication to nicotine patch. eg allergy
6. Already on stop-smoking medication
7. No phone
8. Emergency surgery
9. Not available for data collection on day of surgery.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported quit for 4 or more weeks prior to day of surgery, determined by survey tool/interview. (Survey tool designed specifically for this study), and confirmed by exhaled carbon monoxide testing on day of operation.[Survey tool/interview on day of admission for elective surgery, asking about time last smoked.];Self reported quit for >24 hours before surgery, determined by survey tool/interview. (Survey tool designed specifically for this study) plus exhaled carbon monoxide analysis (to confirm non-smoker status)[Survey tool/interview on day of admission for elective surgery, asking about time last smoked.]