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Smoking Cessation Intervention After Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack.

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00228098
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2005 by Odense University Hospital.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : September 28, 2005
Last Update Posted : September 28, 2005
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Danish Heart Foundation
Hjernesagen
Funen County
Information provided by:
Odense University Hospital

Study Description
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Brief Summary:

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attach should receive advise on smoking cessation. It is however unknown if an intensive smoking cessation program is better than ordinary advise on smoking cessation during hospitalisation for stroke or transient ischemic attack.

The aim of the study was to assess if an intensive smoking cessation program made more patients stop smoking after stroke or transient ischemic attack.


Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Stroke Transient Ischemic Attack Behavioral: Smoking cessation Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attach should receive advise on smoking cessation. It is however unknown if an intensive smoking cessation program is better than ordinary advise on smoking cessation during hospitalisation for stroke or transient ischemic attack.

The aim of the study was to assess if an intensive smoking cessation program made more patients stop smoking after stroke or transient ischemic attack.

Patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack are admitted to the department of neurology at Odense University hospital. Patient who are smokers on admission and age < 76 years, inhabitants in Funen County and with symptoms developed before admission will be offered participation in the study unless they have severe stroke, stroke more than 3 weeks before admission, other severe disease or unable to participate.

Study participants will be randomised to either usual short advise on smoking cessation or an intensive smoking cessation program. All participants will be followed-up for 6 months with regard to smoking habits.


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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 300 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Smoking Cessation Intervention After Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack. A Randomised Controlled Trial
Study Start Date : February 2005
Study Completion Date : February 2007

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Smoking cessation rate

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age < 76 years
  • Inhabitant in Funen County
  • Acute stroke or transient ischemic attack
  • Symptoms with onset before admission
  • Current smoker on admission

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe stroke
  • Current stroke onset more than 3 weeks before admission
  • Other severe disease
  • Unable to participate
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Locations
Denmark
Department of Neurology Recruiting
Odense, Funen, Denmark, 5000 C
Contact: Søren Bak, MD, PhD.       bak@hunderupnet.dk   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Odense University Hospital
Danish Heart Foundation
Hjernesagen
Funen County
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Søren Bak, MD, PhD Department of Neurology, Odense University Hospital. 5000 Odense C. Denmark
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00228098     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: VF 20040136
First Posted: September 28, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: September 28, 2005
Last Verified: September 2005

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Ischemia
Ischemic Attack, Transient
Brain Ischemia
Stroke
Cerebrovascular Disorders
Brain Diseases
 Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes