Tobacco's Impact on Postoperative Complications in Acute Surgery

Tobacco's Impact on Postoperative Complications in Acute Vascular Surgery. A Randomized Clinical Trial

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01469091

Acronym

ROC

Enrollment

160

Registered

2011-11-10

Start date

2011-02-28

Completion date

2014-08-31

Last updated

2015-03-17

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Conditions

Vascular Disease

Keywords

Acute admittance, Current smoker

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to see whether intensive smoking intervention on the day of operation can reduce per- and postoperative complications in patients operated for acute ischaemic disease compared to control group with no intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSmoking intervention.

Nicotine replacement therapy and meetings with nurse specialized in smoking intervention.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* acute admittance in a vascular department * current smoker * surgery within 7 days * informed/written consent

Exclusion criteria

* alcohol intake \> 35 units pr. week * dementia or mental disease * \> 90 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative complications.	After 3 months.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
SF-36	After 3 months.	Patients self-assessed health status.

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026