Tobacco's Impact on Postoperative Complications in Acute Surgery

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Vascular Disease
• Interventions: Behavioral: Smoking intervention.

• Registration Number: NCT01469091
• Lead Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to see whether intensive smoking intervention on the day of operation can reduce per- and postoperative complications in patients operated for acute ischaemic disease compared to control group with no intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-02
• Study First Submitted: 2011-10-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2011-11-10
• Primary Completion: 2012-09
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-12
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• acute admittance in a vascular department
• current smoker
• surgery within 7 days
• informed/written consent

Exclusion Criteria

• alcohol intake > 35 units pr. week
• dementia or mental disease
• > 90 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Smoking intervention, Nicotine replacement therapy.	Smoking intervention.	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative complications.	After 3 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
SF-36	After 3 months.	Patients self-assessed health status.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vascular Clinic RK, Rigshospitalet; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark