Smoking Cessation Program in the Preadmission Clinic
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2017-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Main Hypothesis: The multifaceted intervention (preoperative counseling, pharmacotherapy by
varenicline and follow up by quit line) in the preoperative clinic is more effective than the
simple preoperative smoking intervention (brief advice and provision of information about the
quit lines ) in terms of short-term and long-term quit rates
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of a multifaceted intervention
(preoperative counseling, pharmacotherapy by varenicline and follow up by the quit line) in
the preoperative clinic to help surgical patients quit smoking perioperatively and for the
long-term.