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CUHK_CCT00123

2007-04-18

Prospective

CUHK_CCT00123

Internal funds from Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Institute of Chinese Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Mr Freddie Chiu

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese Univerisity of Hong Kong

Telephone: 2632 2735;

email: freddie@cuhk.edu.hk

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Prof Anna Lee

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tel: 2632 2735,

email: annalee@cuhk.edu.hk

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Acupressure for smoking cessation before surgery and anaesthesia

Acupressure for smoking cessation before surgery and anaesthesia

Acupressure to stop smoking

Hong Kong

Yes

2007-01-09

smokers undergoing elective surgery and anaesthesia

Other

acupressure + counselling

Ear acupressure and counselling

2-3 weeks before surgery and anaesthesia

1. Sham ear acupressure 2. Nicotinic patches

Inclusion: current adult smokers undergoing elective surgery in 2 to 3 weeks time who are motivated to stop smoking

Exclusion: previous nicotinic replacement therapy, contraindications to nicotinic replacement therapy or ear acupuncture, history of alcohol/drug abuse, mentally incompetent, refuse to consent, patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

18

100

Both Male and Female

Interventional

Randomized

Placebo

Single-blind

Single group

2007-05-15

105

Unknown

Successful smoking cessation at the time of surgery

Postoperative complications (respiratory, wound infection), quality of recovery at 72h after surgery and health related quality of life before surgery and at 72 hours after surgery.

No

2011-04-01

ChiCTR-TRC-09000692

2010-05-04


Yes

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