CompletedNot Applicable

Smoking Ban and Paediatric Hospital Admissions for Respiratory Tract Infections in England

United Kingdom1,660,652 participantsStarted 2001-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in the number of hospital admissions for respiratory tract infections among children following the July 2007 introduction of a ban on smoking in public places in England.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * age 0-14 years * living in England Exclusion Criteria: * hospital admissions with primary diagnosis of asthma * transfers between hospitals

What they're measuring

rate of unplanned hospital admissions for acute RTIs

Timeframe: up to 12 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01920165

SponsorUniversity of Edinburgh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2012-12

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