Parental Education on Passive Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Diseases in Infants

Shamir Medical Center (Assaf-Harofeh)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Treatments: Behavioral: Guidance

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00757224

147/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

Parental smoking is associated with increased frequency of respiratory diseases including hospitalizations in infants.

Study hypothesis: Parental education regarding the association between parental smoking and respiratory diseases in the infant, and guidance on ways to decrease smoke exposure by the infant, provided shortly after the infant is born, will decrease infants' morbidity.

Full description

Mothers who are in Maternity ward following birth will fill a questionnaire regarding smoking habits. Parents will be divided into non-smokers and smokers. Half of the smoking mothers will receive guidance regarding the association between parents smoking and respiratory diseases in the infant. They will also get ideas on how to reduce smoke exposure by their infant. 3 months and 1 year later all parents will be contacted by phone and asked about their children's health.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 to 3 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants born at Asaf Harofeh Medical Center
• Infants born at >35W gestational age

Exclusion criteria

• Infants requiring any supportive treatment (supplemental O2, fluids, glucose, antibiotics)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 3 patient groups

non-smoking

No Intervention group

smoking parents A

No Intervention group

smoking parents B

Experimental group

Description:

Parents will be educated on the hazards of passive smoke exposure and ways to reduce it

Treatment:

Behavioral: Guidance