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
Active Locations (1)
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LUKS
Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000