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StrokeNCT00228098

Smoking Cessation Intervention After Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack.

A study testing Smoking cessation in people with Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack, run by Odense University Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 75 years
Conditions the study is for
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
What is being tested?
Smoking cessation
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Feb 2005to Feb 2007
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 75 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

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

Who cannot join

  • Severe stroke
  • Current stroke onset more than 3 weeks before admission
  • Other severe disease
  • Unable to participate

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Department of Neurology

    Odense, Funen, 5000 C

    Søren Bak, MD, PhD., bak@hunderupnet.dk

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Smoking Cessation Intervention After Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack. A Randomised Controlled Trial

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.

Read the 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.

Being tested
Smoking cessation
Medical subject headings
Stroke, Ischemic Attack, Transient

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Smoking cessationBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Smoking cessation rate

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2005
  3. Study completionFeb 2007

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
300 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00228098
Sponsor's protocol ID
VF 20040136
Status last verified
Sep 2005
First submitted
26 Sep 2005
Last updated
28 Sep 2005
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Smoking cessation in people with Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack, run by Odense University Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Sep 2005. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Smoking cessation rate. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Sep 2005.

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