Status:

RECRUITING

Preoperative Smoking Cessation in Patients Undergoing Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Luzerner Kantonsspital

Conditions:

Smoking Cessation

Smoking Reduction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: At present, effectively implementing smoking cessation programs in the health care system constitutes a major challenge. A unique opportunity to initiate smoking cessation focuses on smoke...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient listed for intermediate or high-risk surgery at the Kantonsspital of Lucerne
  • Patient undergoing surgery in one of the following departments: Abdominal surgery, thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery, urology, gynaecology, vascular surgery or head and neck surgery
  • Date of surgery \>2 weeks after date of listing for surgery or discussion by tumor board
  • Current smokers, defined as daily smoking of at least one cigarette, cigar or pipe
  • Age over 18 years
  • Able to give signed written informed consent

Exclusion

  • Plastic surgery
  • Consumption of illegal drugs
  • Alcohol dependency defined as preexisting alcohol related disorders (eg. alcoholic psychosis, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol polyneuropathy, degeneration of nervous system due to alcohol, Alcoholic myopathy, Alcoholic liver disease)
  • Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g., due to language problems, psychological disorders, dementia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

251 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05192837

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

September 30 2029

Last Update

March 5 2025

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LUKS

Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000