The Invisible Trigger: A Quasi-Experimental Study on the Effect of Passive Smoke Exposure and Counselling Intervention in Childhood Asthma

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Completed

Conditions: Childhood Asthma; Passive Smoke Exposure

Treatments: Behavioral: Counselling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07069192

FUMCRCT1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the effect of passive smoke exposure on childhood asthma and the role of structured counseling in reducing SHS exposure and improving asthma control.

Full description

A quasi-experimental study conducted at Fauji Foundation Hospital using a pre-post test design. The intervention group received structured caregiver counseling about the dangers of passive smoking and asthma management. The study used ACT scores to assess improvement in asthma control.

Enrollment: 126 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 11 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed Asthma, Passive smoke exposure

Exclusion criteria

• Comorbidity, sever asthma requiring hospitalisation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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126 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

usual care without counselling

Counselling

Experimental group

Description:

Counselling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Counselling