Effect of smoking and smoking cessation on the outcome of orthopaedic and hand surgical operations

The effect on complications and feasibility of smoking cessation interventions performed on orthopaedic and hand surgical patients before operation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16961081

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2021-09-08

Start date

2015-10-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Complications after orthopaedic and hand surgery of non-smoking patients and of patients stopping smoking because of intervention and of patients continuing smoking in spite of intervention Surgery

Interventions

Smokers are given verbal and written information about health and economic benefits of smoking cessation, and encouraged to quit smoking. The Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence is conducted to es

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of at least 18 years of age visiting the orthopaedic or hand surgical outpatient department and who are on the waiting list for elective orthopaedic or hand surgery so that the planned surgery is directed at the bone in Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients under 18 years of age, patients with an acute fracture, and patients awaiting other types of surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Any complication occurring within 12 months after surgery. Complications are recorded when the study patient is leaving the hospital, when the stitches are removed and at follow-up phone calls at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The number and types of complications (for example rapidly occurring complications, repeat surgery, and infections, stratified by types of surgery) are considered as secondary outcomes. They are recorded when the study patient is leaving the hospital, when the stitches are removed and at follow-up phone calls at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. 2. Successful smoking cessation is a feasibility outcome, and it is defined and recorded on ground of the announcement of the patient at the preoperative visit and on grounds of the laboratory tests taken at the preoperative visit and when the stitches are removed and on ground of the announcement of the patient at follow-up phone calls at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The number and types of complications (for example rapidly occurring complications, repeat surgery, and infections, stratified by types of surgery) are considered as secondary outcomes. They are recorded when the study patient is leaving the hospital, when the stitches are removed and at follow-up phone calls at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. 2. Successful smoking cessation is a feasibility outcome, and it is defined and recorded on ground of the announcement of the patient at the preoperative visit and on grounds of the laboratory tests taken at the preoperative visit and when the stitches are removed and on ground of the announcement of the patient at follow-up phone calls at 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery.

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Countries

Finland

Contacts

Public ContactAntti;Kalle Kyrö;Kainiemi

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antti.kyro@fimnet.fi;kalle.kainiemi@phhyky.fi+358 (0)407188268;+358 (0)44 440 6258

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026