296
Participants
Start Date
December 31, 2010
Primary Completion Date
April 30, 2017
Study Completion Date
April 30, 2017
Smoking cessation counselling group
The smoking-cessation program has three components; structured preoperative counseling, pharmacotherapy with varenicline for three months, and referral to the quit line (Smokers' Helpline) for proactive telephone counseling and follow up
Control group:
Interventions in the control group will be a brief advice regarding smoking cessation and provision of the quit line's information.
Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Aneshtesia, Toronto
Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Anesthesia, Toronto
Collaborators (1)
Pfizer
INDUSTRY
University Health Network, Toronto
OTHER