Smoking Cessation After Acute Coronary Syndrome

Summary

A randomized controlled trial was conducted in cardiology department and smoking cessation center of University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia). All smokers Hospitalized for ACS were included. Participants were randomly assigned to either group "A", initiating Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in intra-hospitalization or a control group "B" that received NRT after hospital discharge. The end point assessment was smoking abstinence at 24 weeks following randomization, defined as self-reported abstinence in the past week before the 24 week clinic visit confirmed by a measured exhaled carbon monoxide ≤8 ppm. Data were analyzed by intention to treat.

Timeline

Start

2015-01-02

Primary completion

2017-11-01

Completion

2019-12-30

Publications

• Background Cahill K, Lindson-Hawley N, Thomas KH, Fanshawe TR, Lancaster T. Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 May 9;2016(5):CD006103. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006103.pub7.
• Background Barth J, Jacob T, Daha I, Critchley JA. Psychosocial interventions for smoking cessation in patients with coronary heart disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Jul 6;2015(7):CD006886. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006886.pub2.
• Background Yahagi K, Joner M, Virmani R. Impact of smoking on coronary heart disease: is there a smoker's paradox? Coron Artery Dis. 2015 Sep;26(6):466-8. doi: 10.1097/MCA.0000000000000274. No abstract available.
• Background Baccouche H, Belguith AS, Boubaker H, Grissa MH, Bouida W, Beltaief K, Sekma A, Fredj N, Bzeouich N, Zina Z, Boukef R, Soltani M, Nouira S. Acute coronary syndrome among patients with chest pain: Prevalence, incidence and risk factors. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Jul 1;214:531-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.065. Epub 2015 Nov 11.
• Background Holtrop JS, Stommel M, Corser W, Holmes-Rovner M. Predictors of smoking cessation and relapse after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome. J Hosp Med. 2009 Mar;4(3):E3-9. doi: 10.1002/jhm.415.
• Background Chow CK, Jolly S, Rao-Melacini P, Fox KA, Anand SS, Yusuf S. Association of diet, exercise, and smoking modification with risk of early cardiovascular events after acute coronary syndromes. Circulation. 2010 Feb 16;121(6):750-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.891523. Epub 2010 Feb 1.
• Background Windle SB, Bata I, Madan M, Abramson BL, Eisenberg MJ. A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of varenicline for smoking cessation after acute coronary syndrome: design and methods of the Evaluation of Varenicline in Smoking Cessation for Patients Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome trial. Am Heart J. 2015 Oct;170(4):635-640.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.07.010. Epub 2015 Jul 17.

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