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