NCT00757224

Parental Education on Passive Smoke Exposure and Respiratory Diseases in Infants

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 3 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Guidance	Smoking parents will receive education on the association between parental smoking and respiratory morbidity in the infant. They will also be offered ways to reduce smoke exposure of their infants.

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-10-01
• Primary completion: 2008-11-01
• Completion: 2009-10-01
• First posted: 2008-09-23
• Last updated: 2008-09-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel