CompletedNot Applicable

Preliminary Investigation of Novel Methods to Reduce Children's Secondhand Smoke Exposure

United States89 participantsStarted 2012-04

Plain-language summary

The overall aim of the current study is to determine if the use of nicotine containing products by caregivers who smoke and who are not interested in quitting, is effective in reducing children's secondhand smoke exposure.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. be the primary caregiver(defined as a person who spends the most time with the child and spends a minimum of 4 hours per day in the presence of the child) of a child between the ages of 3-11 (if caregiver has more \> 1 child between 3-11 years, we will include the youngest)
✓. smoke at least 10 cigarettes per day for the past year
✓. indicate that they smoke around their child or in the car or home at least one time per week\]
✓. have no intention of quitting smoking in the next 12-weeks
✓. aged 18-65 years
✓. be fluent in English
✓. have no recent history of cardiovascular distress that may contraindicate medicinal nicotine lozenge use (heart attack in the past year, arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension)
✓. not currently pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding

What they're measuring

Change in child salivary cotinine

Timeframe: 2, 4, 8, and 12 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01935713

SponsorUniversity of Oklahoma

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-12

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