Smoking Cessation Intervention in Acute Orthopedic Surgery - A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
- Enrollment
- 105
- Primary Endpoint
- Postoperative complications including wound related complications
- Last Updated
- 17 years ago
Overview
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 would reduce the frequency of overall postoperative complications and wound infections in patients with acute musculoskeletal injuries requiring surgical treatment. The secondary aims were to study the short and the long term (1 year) abstinence rate, functional outcome, health related quality of life as well as costs.
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 prospective randomized studies investigating the effect of smoking cessation on complication rate in patients with acute musculoskeletal injuries.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •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 Criteria
- •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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Postoperative complications including wound related complications
Time Frame: 6-12 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
- Abstinence rate and functional outcome including HRQoL(1 year)