Status:
COMPLETED
Reducing Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Infants' Homes
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Collaborating Sponsors:
HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Conditions:
Infant Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure
Eligibility:
All Genders
12+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is about reducing the risks of smoke-related infant health problems. Research has shown that infants exposed to secondary smoke have higher risks of delayed lung development, respiratory il...
Detailed Description
Approximately 38% of children aged 2 months to 5 years are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and compelling evidence suggests rates are even higher in low-income, less educated households....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have an infant that is 2-3 weeks prior to the estimated date of hospital discharge in the NICU at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
- have an infant at high respiratory risk (very low birth weight or received mechanical ventilation for \>12 hours)
- report at least one person in the home who usually smokes \>6 cigarettes/week in the house
- speak English or Spanish
- agree to the assessments
- attend intervention sessions (anyone who smokes in the home would be asked but not required to attend)
- live within 50 miles of our center
- have access to a telephone
- provide informed consent
Exclusion
- severe cognitive, and/or psychiatric impairment, per judgment of NICU and research staff, that precludes cooperation with study protocol
- inability to read, write, speak English or Spanish
- inability or unwillingness to provide signed consent for participation, including parental consent if under age 18 (unless caregiver is an emancipated minor)
- inability or unwillingness to meet study requirements, including follow-up home visits for data collection purposes
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
144 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00670280
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
January 6 2016
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Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030