Status:
UNKNOWN
Smoking Cessation Program in the Preadmission Clinic
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Collaborating Sponsors:
Pfizer
Conditions:
Smoking
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial which evaluates the efficacy of preoperative smoking counseling and varenicline (a medication approved by Health Canada and ...
Detailed Description
The Objective of this study is to introduce a practically feasible multifaceted intervention in the preadmission clinic to help reduce smoking in preoperative surgical patients. We aim to study the ef...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who are assessed in pre-admission clinic and scheduled for elective surgical procedures within the next 8 to 30 days
- patients should be over 18 yrs of age
- patients should have smoked an average 10 cigarettes/day or more during the previous year and had no period of smoking abstinence longer than 3 months in the past year
Exclusion
- current pregnancy (or willingness to be pregnant within the next year after the start of the medication)
- current breastfeeding
- major depression, panic disorder, psychosis, or bipolar disorder within the prior year
- use of nicotine replacement or bupropion within the previous 3 months cardiovascular disease within the past 6 months
- a serious or unstable disease within the past 6 months
- drug or alcohol abuse or dependence within the past year
- use of tobacco products other than cigarettes or marijuana use within the previous month
- participating in any other studies
- patients who cannot understand English or have any form of cognitive impairment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
290 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00937508
Start Date
June 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
April 8 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Toronto Western Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8