Status:

COMPLETED

Nicotine Patch as an Adjunctive Intervention to Reduce Secondhand Smoke Among NICU Families

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Conditions:

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

Smoking Cessation

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to explore the potential for directly targeting smoking cessation, regardless of motivation level, in a subsample of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents with the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eligible mothers of any age or ethnic background must have an infant that is at least 1 week prior to the estimated date of hospital discharge in the NICU (ensuring time for the intervention)
  • report that a household resident smokes at least 5 cigarettes per day, on average, within the 2 months preceding the screening visit
  • agree to attend intervention sessions
  • live within 50 miles of our center
  • and have access to a telephone

Exclusion

  • Mothers were ineligible if they met criteria for severe cognitive, and/or psychiatric impairment, per judgment of NICU and research staff, that precludes cooperation with study protocol
  • were unable to read, write, and speak English
  • were unable or unwilling to provide signed consent for participation
  • and were unable or unwilling to meet study requirements for data collection and intervention purposes.
  • Within the month immediately preceding the screening visit, use of any form of tobacco or nicotine products other than cigarettes (e.g., e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, etc.) on 3 or more days within a week if the individual refuses to refrain from such tobacco use during the course of the study
  • Current use of NRT or enrollment (or plans to enroll) in another smoking cessation program in the next 3 months
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \[SBP\] greater than 180 or diastolic blood pressure \[DBP\] greater than 110)
  • History of severe cardiovascular (stroke, heart attack), kidney (e.g. chronic or acute kidney failure) or liver disease, or other unstable disease in the last 3 months
  • History of hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to NRT or similar chemical classes or any component of these formulations (including allergy to latex)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 29 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 28 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04045964

Start Date

October 29 2017

End Date

June 28 2018

Last Update

December 11 2024

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030